The NYC comptroller says housing first costs approximately $68. a bed vs $1,000 plus to jail the homeless.
But to use the HOUSING FIRST model unhoused people are not required or expected to be model citizens before gaining a place to live!
This is totally logical just as many tenants in public housing units continue to have behavioral, health and socialization challenges.
Then consider historical milltowns of industrial cities which have often been notorious for domestic violence, substance abuse etc.
NIMBY Huh? Well would you prefer more homeless tent cities on street medians & under bridges, public defecation, and squatting in vacant properties?
Those are your choices: Either the stupid expensive one or the practical, intelligent one!
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