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I think it’s a good idea. Grant money should be used to create income producing communities that help the most vulnerable.

Homelessness also has a mental health/substance abuse angle. It stresses local resources to address these issues and it is something like 43k/person allegedly when they are on the streets. It’s some super dodgy math that doesn’t inspire confidence in government.

One big issue I see is that homeless from the street being placed in sec 8 or affordable homes often end up back on the streets. I feel a certain percentage of them still need the community..while some of us see it as a dysfunctional relationship(I have had the opportunity to work with some homeless folks and this is my 2c), ..they still need their community. Sometimes they need their community with them so they don’t lapse back into homelessness and street living. Group homes and large homesteads with multiple small units which still have low skill jobs is also a solution. Solutions should include community preservation to be able to retain sheltered status.