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Slanted benches don’t reduce homelessness.
Bolts on steps don’t reduce homelessness.
Raised grate covers don’t reduce homelessness.
Spiked windowsills don’t reduce homelessness.
There’s only one thing that *does* reduce homelessness — and that is housing.
Bolts on steps don’t reduce homelessness.
Raised grate covers don’t reduce homelessness.
Spiked windowsills don’t reduce homelessness.
There’s only one thing that *does* reduce homelessness — and that is housing.
Cc @NYCTSubway
Good job Finland https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/12/21/finland-has-slashed-homelessness-the-rest-of-europe-is-failing
Picture credit: https://interestingengineering.com/15-examples-of-anti-homeless-hostile-architecture-that-you-probably-never-noticed-before
Also great/important piece by @lizkimtweets https://gothamist.com/news/a-field-guide-to-the-weapons-of-hostile-architecture-in-nyc
100%
And I would argue that’s the policy for housing/homelessness in general.
“Not in my backyard, in their backyard!” https://twitter.com/TempetePolaire/status/1358257240864559104?s=20
And I would argue that’s the policy for housing/homelessness in general.
“Not in my backyard, in their backyard!” https://twitter.com/TempetePolaire/status/1358257240864559104?s=20
Investing in the homeless is good for everyone!
https://www.cbpp.org/blog/supportive-housing-effective-and-worth-expanding
https://www.cbpp.org/blog/supportive-housing-effective-and-worth-expanding
“People who received cash were able to access the food they needed to live faster... The recipients spent more on food, clothing and rent, while there was a 39% decrease in spending on goods like alcohol, cigarettes or drugs.” https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/10/09/americas/direct-giving-homeless-people-vancouver-trnd/index.html
I have good news for you “BoomerMama”: you don’t have to choose between fighting for living wages and fighting for more housing. You can do both!
That said, hundreds of thousands of people/families/children are chronically homeless and they need affordable housing now. https://twitter.com/democracy20208/status/1358459023624839171
That said, hundreds of thousands of people/families/children are chronically homeless and they need affordable housing now. https://twitter.com/democracy20208/status/1358459023624839171
^Not to mention the millions of people who are disabled/elderly and can’t work.
These measures, in conjunction with other policies, are intended to give the illusion of reducing homelessness by pushing the homeless out of certain areas (typically wealthier areas) and into other areas (typically poorer areas).
My argument stands. https://twitter.com/seayonceknows/status/1358484220612599813
My argument stands. https://twitter.com/seayonceknows/status/1358484220612599813
Supportive housing is a type of housing and it’s very effective:
https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/supportive-housing-helps-vulnerable-people-live-and-thrive-in-the-community https://twitter.com/the_equationist/status/1358511467390062593
https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/supportive-housing-helps-vulnerable-people-live-and-thrive-in-the-community https://twitter.com/the_equationist/status/1358511467390062593
If one of the worst administrations in modern American history was able to reduce homelessness, then what excuse do we have?
Finland 
I’ve been seeing a lot of comments saying that mental health services is more important than housing.
This is wrong for two reasons:
(1) It overstates the number of homeless people who have serious mental illness.
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2019/september/HomelessQandA.html
This is wrong for two reasons:
(1) It overstates the number of homeless people who have serious mental illness.
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2019/september/HomelessQandA.html
(2) Housing and health services are not mutually exclusive, and work best in combination with each other.
https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/supportive-housing-helps-vulnerable-people-live-and-thrive-in-the-community
https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/supportive-housing-helps-vulnerable-people-live-and-thrive-in-the-community
