The “Being Nice” Approach… Also called the “treating others with compassion and understanding” approach To Combat Homelessness, Spokane Is Starting To Put Relationships Before Punishments “When the icy wind blows off the Spokane River, the temperature can routinely plunge below zero on this city’s worn streets near downtown and the I-90 freeway. Trying to survive…
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need “In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into…
Conestoga Huts for the homeless a solution for the Northwest? KOMO News, Tuesday, February 26 2019 A dynamic new approach to homelessness with roots in settling the West: Conestoga Huts. The trend started in Eugene and the supporters are hoping it will spread through the Northwest. “This is our hut,” said Tracy Joscelyn leading a…
Veterans Village: A Transitional Shelter Community for Veterans The purpose of this project is to provide decent, safe and sanitary shelter for our veterans. As a county and community, we must be responsive to the needs of our residents. Helping people live independent, productive lives benefits the community as a whole. In early October 2018,…
Housing First This is an evidenced based approach to solving homelessness. In other words, it has been shown to actually work. From my experience, many programs claim to be housing first but are missing one key ingredient… actually providing housing first…. In my view…. I find the Mother Jones article on the housing first model…
Tiny Houses for the Homeless: An Affordable Solution Catches On On a Saturday in September, more than 125 volunteers showed up with tools in hand and built six new 16-by-20-foot houses for a group of formerly homeless men. It was the beginning of Second Wind Cottages, a tiny-house village for the chronically homeless in the…