Addressing Homelessness

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Urban Land Institute recently posted some interesting articles about ways to house the homeless. ULI is an industry group for real estate and land use professionals.

Tiny Houses with a Big Impact: Veterans Community Project Combats Homelessness

Each veteran meets weekly with a case manager to gain incremental, lasting results in areas of health and wellness, education, financial literacy, and the development of a personal support network. When the veteran is ready, the Veterans Community Project assists the veteran in securing permanent housing.

Travel Trailer Communities as One Solution to Homelessness

The travel trailer concept is trying to get at the fastest and cheapest way to move people off the streets.

A deeply affordable option, the trailer communities that Etkin envisions, replete with supportive services and property management, have already been piloted in Texas and North Carolina.

Nobody likes homelessness. It’s a topic we should be able to try to eliminate as a nation, through public or private initiatives (or both probably).