Reply #32: A good long term solution

[LWolf]

is one that will provide people with permanent, secure, safe housing.

The loss of dignity, the constant stress, the insecurity, of bouncing from temporary shelter to temporary shelter does not help people who are struggling get on their feet.

I was temporarily homeless once in my twenties, with 2 young children. We slept in the car and made surrepticious trips to restrooms in fast-food restaurants and gas stations to use the facilities and take sponge-baths. I remember the way fast-food employees looked at us.

Some people have just been knocked flat by life, and need some support and security while they get back up. Others never had a support network to set them up in life to begin with, and they help doing so. Still others, whether because of illness or disability, will never be able to be entirely self-supporting.

From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.