This was one of the topic areas with the most responses . . .
These are the items that got the most responses:
– Need for rapid rehousing/housing first
– Lack of SRO housing and transitional housing, Destruction/low stock of SROs
– Stigma associated with being homeless in search of housing – with police and community, criminalization of homelessness, scapegoating, targeting homelessness, Ignorance about homeless
– Lack of treatment – mental health, AODA, dual diagnosis, Lack of health care/mental health, facilities and insurance, Untreated mental health/drug/alcohol
– Lack of employment options, Lack of entry level jobs
– Lacking re-entry options, Lack of housing for ex-offenders
– Daytime shelter
– Problems with shelter management, mistreatment in shelter, Shelter Standards
– No safety net, time to get SSI, benefits takes too long; no general assistance
– Not enough shelter space, even overflow, More shelter & shelter options
– Subsidized housing application/search – red tape
– Lack of permanent supportive housing and case management
– “Wet” shelter
– Barrier for searching for work without facilities (showers, laundry, etc), Hygiene
– Subsidized housing “criteria”/procedures limiting
– Under-reporting of homelessness, Lack of visibility, uncounted homeless
Only received one or two votes
– Classism/racism
– More supportive services for those in shelter & moving out, Easy access to services
– Lack of affordable housing and rental increases
– Lack of transit – affordable, public
– NIMBYism
– Hard to take help (humiliation/pride)
– Limits on time in shelter, permanent bans from shelter
– Transitional housing – stricter rules, no time limit, nicer
– Lack of consensus/no agreement in community about homelessness
Items brainstormed which received no votes:
– Deaths/hospitalization + Death of homeless, lack of community response, coroner
– Rape – victimization of homeless
– Disparate treatment for families vs single homeless
– Destruction/low stock of SROs
– Nimby
– Lack of financial education
– Faith-based services
– Giving up on people too quickly
– Impact on children/education
– Lack of storage
– Where to put pets
– Lack of vouchers
Feel free to let us know what we missed!
