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toxicshock999 t1_jebhh9p wrote

Reply to comment by threwthelookinggrass in Popular Pittsburgh Pizzeria Could Become Homeless Shelter by threwthelookinggrass

Very cool. But was anyone else hoping that they "could come in and register and get a free slice"?

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PublicCommenter t1_jebkr1m wrote

I was thinking something similar... The pizza place stays, they work for minimum wage, get some free pizza, and it remains open to the public... Workforce development and a shelter in one.

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NandoDeColonoscopy t1_jeeyqcw wrote

Yeah man, minimum wage and unhealthy food will really help the destitute 🙄

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Vegetable-Swimming73 t1_jecb8r8 wrote

Homeless people need something different than a minimum wage job and free pizza . A lot of folks are homeless because they cannot work, and programs that require you to work before getting you situated back into society are rough even for folks who can work but have pressing NEEDS.

I cannot stress enough how harmful it is for housed and able bodied people to make assumptions on what is needed by vulnerable populations.

Just because you like pizza doesn't mean it would solve the problems this excellent person is seeking to solve.

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PublicCommenter t1_jecg4bb wrote

You're right. I do like pizza. But also, not all shelters also need wraparound services. If there's a great need for an all-inclusive solution, there's little need for it to be located downtown, which increases costs and places a greater burden on the broader neighborhood.

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Winter-Relief4661 t1_jeckdvt wrote

“Homeless people need something different than a minimum wage job and free pizza“

“I cannot stress enough how harmful it is for housed and able bodied people to make assumptions on what is needed.”

Another banger from the enlightened social justice crowd

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Vegetable-Swimming73 t1_jecz32h wrote

Was it too many big words for you?

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username-1787 t1_jeeicc5 wrote

Not the big words, more the fact that you claimed it is harmful for people to assume what they need, while simultaneously assuming what they need.

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NandoDeColonoscopy t1_jeez2ic wrote

We know what works: a no-strings-attached housing-first policy. This isn't a mystery, it's just politically unpopular. But every city that has implemented this has seen great results.

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NandoDeColonoscopy t1_jef7s5h wrote

>what would you do with the few that abuse the no-strings attached policy?

Who gives a shit?

And honestly, if you were sincere in your concern, im not sure why you'd be asking me, rather than looking into how these edge cases were handled in the places that already implemented these policies.

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NandoDeColonoscopy t1_jef8vis wrote

You asked "hypothetically what would work". There is no need for hypotheticals, since we already know what works. That debate ended years ago, and you seemed unaware of this fact, so I was letting you know.

If you have questions on how specific situations are handled, you now know that other cities are doing this already and can go learn about how they did it. If you're still asking random ppl on reddit, I'm going to assume you aren't really that interested and are just killing time at work or something.

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