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Ending Chronic Homelessness
(09-07-2025, 10:17 PM)Momo26 Wrote: There was some research done to show how a tremendous difference simply having a very modest place to call home can make for someone. Iirc some documentary showcased small 150sqft type modular homes with a bed, kitchen and washroom in one got people on their feet as they started working again and having purpose.

With the millions spent on doing whatever jt is that is done to support them, can we not build a row of 150 to 200 micro units and when someone is working, by month 2 they start contributing to the costs of upkeep

Even the ABTC units are a step in the right direction: it's feasible to live in one and actually work. Doing that while sleeping in a tent or a doorway, not so much.
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Ending Chronic Homelessness - by dtkmelissa - 01-21-2019, 07:01 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Spokes - 01-22-2019, 09:23 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by dtkmelissa - 01-22-2019, 09:31 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 03-17-2019, 11:22 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by dtkmelissa - 03-24-2019, 09:56 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 03-17-2019, 11:21 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by panamaniac - 10-01-2020, 04:17 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Rainrider22 - 10-01-2020, 04:57 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by jeffster - 10-02-2020, 11:49 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Rainrider22 - 10-03-2020, 07:54 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 11-26-2021, 11:22 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by jeffster - 11-26-2021, 11:58 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 11-27-2021, 12:28 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Rainrider22 - 11-27-2021, 03:12 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by KingandWeber - 11-27-2021, 05:13 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by dtkvictim - 11-27-2021, 07:39 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by dtkvictim - 11-28-2021, 10:30 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by jeffster - 11-27-2021, 09:10 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by jeffster - 11-27-2021, 10:55 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 11-28-2021, 03:04 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by jeffster - 11-27-2021, 08:50 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Rainrider22 - 11-27-2021, 09:05 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Acitta - 11-28-2021, 11:59 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by jeffster - 12-10-2021, 09:06 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 12-12-2021, 04:09 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by panamaniac - 01-12-2022, 11:35 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 01-12-2022, 11:45 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Rainrider22 - 01-13-2022, 09:48 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by panamaniac - 01-13-2022, 10:24 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 01-13-2022, 11:45 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Chris - 01-13-2022, 01:47 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 01-13-2022, 01:48 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by nms - 01-13-2022, 09:48 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 01-17-2022, 03:16 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by panamaniac - 01-17-2022, 04:37 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 05-26-2022, 08:59 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 05-27-2022, 09:34 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 05-28-2022, 02:08 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ijmorlan - 05-29-2022, 08:38 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by plam - 05-29-2022, 10:25 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 05-29-2022, 11:37 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 05-28-2022, 09:41 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ijmorlan - 05-28-2022, 04:13 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 05-28-2022, 05:48 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ijmorlan - 05-29-2022, 08:31 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ijmorlan - 05-29-2022, 12:02 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by robdrimmie - 05-30-2022, 09:18 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Chris - 06-21-2022, 10:22 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Chris - 06-22-2022, 09:08 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Chris - 06-22-2022, 09:27 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 06-24-2022, 09:14 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 06-24-2022, 02:31 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ijmorlan - 06-24-2022, 06:58 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 07-03-2022, 02:55 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Acitta - 08-08-2022, 09:22 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 08-08-2022, 10:16 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 10-03-2022, 04:56 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by nms - 01-27-2023, 09:39 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by KevinL - 01-28-2023, 06:48 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Acitta - 01-28-2023, 06:58 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by panamaniac - 01-28-2023, 07:54 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ijmorlan - 01-29-2023, 08:59 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ijmorlan - 01-30-2023, 12:10 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 01-29-2023, 02:11 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by neonjoe - 01-30-2023, 10:29 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Acitta - 01-30-2023, 04:46 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 02-23-2023, 11:39 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by jeffster - 02-24-2023, 01:50 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Acitta - 02-24-2023, 12:48 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by jeffster - 02-25-2023, 02:48 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Acitta - 02-25-2023, 03:58 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by jeffster - 02-27-2023, 02:26 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 02-27-2023, 03:16 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 02-24-2023, 11:37 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 02-27-2023, 06:32 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ijmorlan - 02-27-2023, 11:54 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 02-28-2023, 11:30 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ijmorlan - 02-28-2023, 11:41 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 05-14-2023, 04:45 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Acitta - 05-15-2023, 10:58 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by dtkmelissa - 05-15-2023, 11:22 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 05-15-2023, 05:59 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 05-15-2023, 05:54 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 06-06-2023, 06:34 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 06-07-2023, 12:06 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Momo26 - 06-28-2025, 07:51 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by KevinL - 06-28-2025, 10:24 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Momo26 - 06-28-2025, 10:45 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 06-28-2025, 11:08 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 07-23-2025, 01:51 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 07-23-2025, 07:34 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 08-09-2025, 04:15 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 08-10-2025, 10:04 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 07-24-2025, 10:29 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by kzurell - 07-25-2025, 07:03 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 07-25-2025, 04:54 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by dtkvictim - 07-25-2025, 09:44 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 07-25-2025, 09:49 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by dtkvictim - 07-26-2025, 01:31 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 07-26-2025, 08:06 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by creative - 07-26-2025, 11:14 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by creative - 08-10-2025, 11:23 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by panamaniac - 08-10-2025, 07:07 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Momo26 - 08-19-2025, 06:57 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by creative - 08-19-2025, 08:25 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Kodra24 - 08-19-2025, 04:23 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 08-20-2025, 03:11 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 08-30-2025, 08:38 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by nms - 08-19-2025, 12:29 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by KevinL - 08-21-2025, 12:55 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Kodra24 - 08-21-2025, 01:14 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 08-21-2025, 01:36 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by creative - 08-21-2025, 04:31 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 08-21-2025, 05:38 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by panamaniac - 08-21-2025, 09:05 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 08-22-2025, 09:18 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Kodra24 - 08-28-2025, 12:12 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 08-28-2025, 01:33 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Kodra24 - 08-28-2025, 01:40 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by neonjoe - 08-28-2025, 03:23 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by dtkvictim - 08-28-2025, 05:01 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 08-28-2025, 07:42 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by nms - 08-29-2025, 09:10 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by creative - 08-29-2025, 02:09 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Rainrider22 - 08-30-2025, 07:01 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 08-29-2025, 03:45 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by creative - 08-30-2025, 09:35 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 08-30-2025, 09:44 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Kodra24 - 08-30-2025, 03:16 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Momo26 - 09-07-2025, 10:17 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 09-08-2025, 02:41 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 09-11-2025, 04:05 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by neonjoe - 09-11-2025, 09:42 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 09-12-2025, 03:39 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Acitta - 09-13-2025, 12:51 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 09-13-2025, 09:05 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Acitta - 09-15-2025, 03:58 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 09-13-2025, 09:09 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Momo26 - 09-26-2025, 12:56 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by neonjoe - 09-26-2025, 11:19 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 10-15-2025, 01:16 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 10-17-2025, 08:54 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Acitta - 10-21-2025, 12:46 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Momo26 - 10-18-2025, 03:30 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by bravado - 10-18-2025, 07:32 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Momo26 - 10-19-2025, 11:08 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Silie - 10-30-2025, 04:13 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Momo26 - 11-02-2025, 10:45 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by Momo26 - 02-13-2026, 02:57 AM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by tomh009 - 02-14-2026, 10:28 PM
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by KevinL - 02-13-2026, 08:49 PM

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