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Ending Chronic Homelessness
I think we can agree that a certain proportion of homeless people don't want the solutions offered - sometimes for rational reasons, and a lot of times for irrational reasons.

Anyone who can come up with an answer of "what to do" with these people that doesn't involve jail would be quite a hero in lots of jurisdictions.

I genuinely don't know what to do with people who fall too far through the cracks. All I know is how to fill some of those cracks to stop that stream of ruined lives, but the ones who are lost seem to be truly lost and it stresses me out thinking about it.
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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
RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness - by ac3r - 04-21-2026, 07:35 PM

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