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Housing first

jgsz

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06-06-2019, 07:59 AM

(06-05-2019, 10:29 PM)tomh009 Wrote: "Housing First" is one of the approaches that has been proposed for addressing homelessness.

The Guardian has good coverage of how this is working in Helsinki:
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/...melessness

"Housing First" is an excellent idea.

Housing, like health care and education is a human right and should be enshrined in our constitution.

As for the naysayers, sceptics and those who don't think we are our brother's/sister's keepers, I would like them to think about what this wise, old, expression means: "There, but for the grace of God, go I".   And no, I am not religious (no faith and don't believe in sky pixies) but I consider this expression invaluable in my daily like.

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