Sounds like a successful and needed resource for Portland …However, one thing stuck out to me….” Donny Collins has been homeless since he arrived in Portland six months ago. He needed a job and a place to live.” Why did Donny come to Portland??How many other people come to Portland, from some place else, just to be homeless. Does Portland attract homeless people from other places ..and why
This stood out to me too - we keep being told people don’t move here to be homeless. Logic and sheer increases in numbers would beg to differ.
My guess would be because we spend 750 million a year catering to people being perpetually homeless. While I have no issue with the storage system in the article, at least it leads to this stuff not being all over the street, there are plenty of things the city/county offer that do zero to move anyone in the direction of employment or housing. Paired with an ongoing pathological resistance to enforcing laws (including open drug use and selling) rampant homelessness ensues.
this sounds like a necessary resource/program for getting ones life together. Great!!
Sounds like a successful and needed resource for Portland …However, one thing stuck out to me….” Donny Collins has been homeless since he arrived in Portland six months ago. He needed a job and a place to live.” Why did Donny come to Portland??How many other people come to Portland, from some place else, just to be homeless. Does Portland attract homeless people from other places ..and why
This stood out to me too - we keep being told people don’t move here to be homeless. Logic and sheer increases in numbers would beg to differ.
My guess would be because we spend 750 million a year catering to people being perpetually homeless. While I have no issue with the storage system in the article, at least it leads to this stuff not being all over the street, there are plenty of things the city/county offer that do zero to move anyone in the direction of employment or housing. Paired with an ongoing pathological resistance to enforcing laws (including open drug use and selling) rampant homelessness ensues.