Federal survey finds homelessness, shelters are more expensive than housing
"A new federal survey finds that housing the homeless in emergency shelters can be more costly than the typical cost of rent or transitional housing.
For Grand Rapids, the average cost of a one-bedroom apartment is just under $600, compared to a cost of $744 a month at the Guiding Light Mission.
And while the mission also offers three meals a deal and day shelter for that cost, Executive Director Stuart Ray said the point is this: It costs more to house the homeless than prevent the loss of a home in the first place.
'My belief system says we ought to do everything we can to help people reach their full potential. This is the last place they want to be.'
The Department of Housing and Urban Development analyzed the cost of homeless programs in six places nationwide, including Kalamazoo.
It found that it costs $1,614 to house a family in an emergency shelter there per month, compared with $813 per month for transitional housing and $881 per month for permanent housing."
Grab your wallets, folks!
Here they come again!
The Obamaians want to go back to...you guessed it...Chicago style PUBLIC HOUSING!
The above article sorta ignores that "nationwide" isn't necessarily Muskegon or west Michigan.
And the Guiding Light offers more than food and lodging.
They've got to deal with those who need help.
But who cares?
Free "health care", free student "loans", free housing!
Sounds sorta soviet to me.
And Obama wants to bring it to your neighborhood soon!
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I volunteer at our local homeless shelter in Marquette. I didn't think it cost us anything, other than donations from our community, using "The Room at the Inn" church based system. Get with the system Michigan.
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