As many know, night shelters are a great way for those who are homeless to have the ability to have a roof over their heads as the nights pass. This is something that is seen across many states and countries, as an easily affordable way for nightly homing. These shelters being easily affordable, many being free, allows those who are without to not have to stress about housing as cost of living in many states is higher now than in recent years. Night shelters are good for meals as well, as they provide meals for their residents that night. My question is, do these shelters provide opportunity past nightly homing. Yes homing the homeless is the ultimate goal but how can we look to better these people so they do not continue to struggle within this lifestyle. A good proposal would be, within these shelters provide programs of rehabilitation to steer the homeless in a more positive way. Within these programs, provide jobs with compensation so that while in these shelters we are housing, changing their mindsets on whatever lifestyle they previously lived, and providing income to then leave and have the opportunity to succeed within society. With this new view on shelters, instead of free living, paying a small fee to attend this housing, or providing jobs within the shelters to pay for their stays and rehabilitation will allow those who are looking for change to have that chance and progress with it.
For more information: https://www.samhsa.gov/homelessness-programs-resources/hpr-resources/housing-shelter
- David Joseph II
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