Wyoming can give homeless a place to live, and save money

[lafinjack]

Wyoming is nearly a decade behind its neighbor Utah in doing something to end its chronic homelessness problem, but it’s never too late to start. There are many people to help and a lot of public money to be saved, in a humanitarian way

Comments

[catalana]

This is a really cool story - I hope the idea spreads.

[tabaqui]

It's sad to think that something as simple as a *place to live* is so difficult to come by, and so begrudged by so many. We have empty homes rotting into the ground - HOUSE THE PEOPLE.

[tigerdreams]

Long-term solutions are both more cost-effective than short-term stopgap measures, and do more to improve the lives of the people affected? The hell, you say!

/files under "Things it's disappointing that everyone hasn't been doing all along"

[romp]

This is heartening. When there's research showing that providing people with food and shelter is cheaper than all the too-late band-aid solutions, there's no reason to reject this other than sadism.

[cindyanne1]

I love that this solution is more cost-effective than all the red tape, which to me amounts to nothing more than ways to try and prevent people from obtaining help (the red tape, that is.) Get the people housed and fed, and then work on the rest. It's amazing what people are capable of when they are shown compassion.