Worth bringing up. The answer is that the community pays far more in police, court, and hospital fees than they would by simply paying the person's rent. So its a win financially in addition to being the right and decent thing to do.
(My stepmother is running a pilot program in Greensboro, NC to test this theory - so far the hypothesis is spot on. Google "Housing First" if interested.)
(My stepmother is running a pilot program in Greensboro, NC to test this theory - so far the hypothesis is spot on. Google "Housing First" if interested.)