Getting people off the street is a priority for Gov. Gavin Newsom. But even with massive funding and new data on who is homeless and why, the state is struggling to see change.
Getting people off the street is a priority for Gov. Gavin Newsom. But even with massive funding and new data on who is homeless and why, the state is struggling to see change.
To add on, affordable housing will also do a great deal to stop people becoming homeless in the first place. One thing those wildly expensive studies have shown is that it’s pretty difficult to stop being on the streets one you lose your home. Not having a secure place to sleep/access to basic hygiene makes it incredibly difficult to get/hold down a job, which in turn means there’s no chance to ever get off the streets. Stopping more people from becoming unhoused is a great way to head off homeless problems before they can even begin. Treat the causes, not the symptoms.