Options getting better? Not in Ann Arbor. All the kinds of housing options actually provide less beds because of a lack of money. "Housing first" is not solving the problem of a lack of beds, and, in addition, lack of funds for supportive services causes some people to be unable to live well enough in the homes which had been designed for alcoholics, drug addicts and mentally ill people.
More funds are going to be necessary. Meanwhile, the Shelter Association can coordinate placing people in the best way possible while advocating with the state and federal governments for more money.
A tent city now exists in Ann Arbor. It is becoming much more well organized,seeking to become a non-profit organization run by the homeless themselves. In part, it's an attempt by the homeless to be able to live the life-style of their choice without having to abide by "shelter rules."
David Duboff
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