daphydoods

daphydoods t1_j0umxxb wrote

The Housing First model has been proven time and time again to WORK!!!!

You know why a lot of the unhoused drink and do drugs? To keep them warm. To numb the physical and emotional pain. To make life at least a little bit bearable. If we house them they have warmth and dignity. They have a stable address so they can actually get jobs. They will get better and be able to support themselves in due time, if we just treat them like the human beings they are.

My time interning with the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless was such an eye opener. Everybody deserves the dignity of having a warm, safe place to sleep at night. No if, ands, or buts about it.

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