Ending Chronic Homelessness

[tomh009]

I look at the 50-storey buildings downtown and think "there are thousands of people right there" but we don't worry about each other because there are paper-thin walls between all of us.

In this context, I don't think the walls or lack thereof is the only cause of concern.

Thanks. So, about 40% (or 1000 people) sleeping rough. The number sleeping on the streets or in encampments in the Kitchener urban area is surely much less than that, and we know Waterloo doesn't like homeless people. I do wonder what the number sleeping in cars is; such people are much less visible, and may be more likely to hold full-time jobs, too.

It's odd for the report to break it down that way IMO. I've never been in any of these situations so I guess my thoughts aren't worth much, but in my mind living in a car > living in a shelter > living on the streets or in an encampment.

Car or shelter? Pros and cons for each (most cars have no toilet, sink or food--or heat in the winter).