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Originally Posted by Azure
Interesting.
I wish we had more outside the box stuff like that happening. If you take away the moral obligation to help those stuck in poverty, there is still the financial benefit of having these people get jobs, and hopefully begin supporting themselves.
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This has been the approach I believe in Alberta for a while now:
http://humanservices.alberta.ca/homelessness/15698.html
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What is the Housing First approach?
This means that permanent housing is provided along with support services. Providing support services helps formerly homeless people maintain their housing over the long term.
Does this cost more?
Studies show it can cost upwards of $100,000 per year in health, emergency and justice system services to support a chronically homeless person. Under Housing First, it costs less than $35,000 per year to provide permanent housing and the supports they need to break the cycle of homelessness.
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Plan for Ending Homelessness:
http://humanservices.alberta.ca/homelessness.html and
http://humanservices.alberta.ca/homelessness/14601.html and
http://humanservices.alberta.ca/docu...riat_final.pdf