USA sees spike in homelessness in 2024

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Huh? said:
Fleeing from domestic abuse is a third category.

Vouchers only work as an emergent solution for overall housing unaffordability. It is more economically efficient to add to housing supply through zoning changes and development incentives rather than vouchers.

Another issue is that the Section 8 program, which tried to incorporate many of these ideas at inception, is now more of a landlord subsidy than it is a housing program. You can make an argument that it should be blown up and refunded entirely at the state and local level.
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Good points
Now I know some small time Section 8 landlords-and they all are a good deal for everyone involved
 
NCK9 said:

Trump signs an executive order to make it easier to remove homeless people from streets​

Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Trump has signed an executive orderthat seeks to overhaul the way the U.S. manages homelessness.

The order signed Thursday calls for changes to make it easier for states and cities to remove outdoor encampments and get people into mental health or addiction treatment. That includes involuntary civil commitment for those "who are a risk to themselves or others."

"Endemic vagrancy, disorderly behavior, sudden confrontations, and violent attacks have made our cities unsafe," the order states.
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Disgusting. Homelessness is on the rise and Republicans are making it harder for these people to find shelter, food, and pretty much anything else needed for survival. And now cities and states are being given permission to basically just move them out of sight so "good people" don't even have to see them and their suffering anymore. Problem solved! And these are the same people who continue to call themselves Christians.
 
mpaer said:
Group 2 needs MH/SA help .And vouchers. There lots of "halway house" models etc that should be funded. There is likely a whole new approach to substance abuse that needs to be implemented
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You can’t force people into MH/SUD (Substance Use Disorder) treatment against their will. The biggest problem with MH/SUD is that the disease itself fights against treatment in many cases.

While we need to have systems to address MH/SUD & those systems need to be improved/strengthened, programs to address homelessness need to be strengthened separately from those programs.
 
nycfan said:

Homelessness is finally dipping across California. These Bay Area counties saw double-digit declines​



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“… The gains arrive as federal Social Security cuts loom, state homelessness funding dips and, in some cases, local budgets shrink. Advocates and organizations serving California’s homeless residents fear the combined squeeze could set the state back.

“It’s ironic that we’re finally seeing the results of our increased investments, especially in housing, and now there are threats to that funding,” said Edie Irons, spokesperson for the nonprofit All Home. …”
 
nycfan said:
“… The gains arrive as federal Social Security cuts loom, state homelessness funding dips and, in some cases, local budgets shrink. Advocates and organizations serving California’s homeless residents fear the combined squeeze could set the state back.

“It’s ironic that we’re finally seeing the results of our increased investments, especially in housing, and now there are threats to that funding,” said Edie Irons, spokesperson for the nonprofit All Home. …”
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The last thing Trump and his minions want to see is homelessness being solved. That would take away a campaign issue for GQPers...sorta like not wanting to solve the immigration issue.
 
According to colleagues who provide homelessness technical assistance across the country, they are being told to abandon the Housing First approach that has accomplished those declines. They are being instructed to focus on institutionalization instead, and despite evidence that Housing First is more effective. I guess there's more money to be made locking them up.

What is Housing First?​

Housing First is a homeless assistance approach that prioritizes providing permanent housing to people experiencing homelessness, thus ending their homelessness and serving as a platform from which they can pursue personal goals and improve their quality of life. This approach is guided by the belief that people need basic necessities like food and a place to live before attending to anything less critical, such as getting a job, budgeting properly, or attending to substance use issues. Additionally, Housing First is based on the understanding that client choice is valuable in housing selection and supportive service participation, and that exercising that choice is likely to make a client more successful in remaining housed and improving their life.

How is Housing First different from other approaches?​

Housing First does not require people experiencing homelessness to address the all of their problems including behavioral health problems, or to graduate through a series of services programs before they can access housing. Housing First does not mandate participation in services either before obtaining housing or in order to retain housing. The Housing First approach views housing as the foundation for life improvement and enables access to permanent housing without prerequisites or conditions beyond those of a typical renter. Supportive services are offered to support people with housing stability and individual well-being, but participation is not required as services have been found to be more effective when a person chooses to engage. Other approaches do make such requirements in order for a person to obtain and retain housing.

Who can be helped by Housing First?​

A Housing First approach can benefit both homeless families and individuals with any degree of service needs. The flexible and responsive nature of a Housing First approach allows it to be tailored to help anyone. As such, a Housing First approach can be applied to help end homelessness for a household who became homeless due to a temporary personal or financial crisis and has limited service needs, only needing help accessing and securing permanent housing. At the same time, Housing First has been found to be particularly effective approach to end homelessness for high need populations, such as chronically homeless individuals.

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Housing First

The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.
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Ramrouser said:
A California audit in 2024 revealed that California spent $24 billion on homelessness over a five year period but homelessness increased by 30,000 to more than 181,000 in the state. Thus, California spent the equivalent of about $160,000 per person in addressing this issue.

What are we doing wrong and how can we spend money more effectively in addressing this problem? Honest inquiry as a number of you seem to know a lot about this issue?
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Shocking, I know, but the mentally ill, and physically disabled, are often expensive to take care of.
 
Like, this is what I don’t get about the “round the homeless up” mentality. Where are you going to put them? What’s the solution, and how final is it?
 
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sringwal said:
Like, this is what I don’t get about the “round the homeless up” mentality. What are you going to put them? What’s the solution, and how final is it?
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I could be wrong but I heard somewhere that pro life good Christians all over this great country of ours have mobilized the establishment of housing for the homeless and will be providing aid for health care among their other needs.

Jesus said that what you do to the least of these, you do to me. I don't think good Christians will stand by and allow Trump to piss on Jesus.
 
This stat doesn’t matter because to MAGA poors don’t matter they don’t exist. They are a burden to society. Quicker they can round them up and gas them the safer the US will be.
 
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