"I call it jail. That's basically what it is," said Andrew, who’s lived in an RV on Northeast 33rd Drive for six years."
Also FTA:
"Homeless people also need to have some form of proof of the right to use the vehicle and a valid driver's license to drive it."
Because having a running vehicle and proof you can drive it is like jail?
This is why a housing first model doesn't work. You want free housing? Yes, it's going to come with restrictions. No booze, no drugs, no crime. Don't want the restrictions? Get a job, get money, pay for it like everyone else.
@jordanlund@const_void job is ideal, yet there are barriers for those living in their vehicles to get one. some people are only lucky enough to have a car and not an RV, how will they keep up hygiene for an interview? how can people access addiction services when they often require good insurance or a lot of money? if they don’t have a permanent residence are they able to renew driver’s licenses? is it these barriers that make Andrew compare his situation to imprisonment?
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jordanlund@lemmy.one · 2 pts · 3y
FTA:
"I call it jail. That's basically what it is," said Andrew, who’s lived in an RV on Northeast 33rd Drive for six years."
Also FTA:
"Homeless people also need to have some form of proof of the right to use the vehicle and a valid driver's license to drive it."
Because having a running vehicle and proof you can drive it is like jail?
This is why a housing first model doesn't work. You want free housing? Yes, it's going to come with restrictions. No booze, no drugs, no crime. Don't want the restrictions? Get a job, get money, pay for it like everyone else.
hadeny@mastodon.social · 2 pts · 3y
@jordanlund @const_void job is ideal, yet there are barriers for those living in their vehicles to get one. some people are only lucky enough to have a car and not an RV, how will they keep up hygiene for an interview? how can people access addiction services when they often require good insurance or a lot of money? if they don’t have a permanent residence are they able to renew driver’s licenses? is it these barriers that make Andrew compare his situation to imprisonment?
jordanlund@lemmy.one · 2 pts · 3y
He isn't saying his situation is imprisonment, he's saying living in the RV camp with restrictions is imprisomment.
TurblesCelbor@mastodon.online · 2 pts · 3y
@jordanlund @const_void
Housing first does work if your goal is to get people off the street cheaply and effectively, and keep them housed.
If you're neurotic about substance mis-use in other people sure, housing first won't stop it, but at least you won't have a bunch of camps everywhere.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7427255/
shogun5000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 0 pts · 3y
shogun5000@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 3y