Colorado group battles homelessness with "housing first" approach 

And we need to combat the banks and financial institutions that sky rocket home prices. If you a single working American or family you shouldn't have to worry about housing.

Our children and mothers safety is central to this countries future, as housing and life insecurities impact children to a much greater extent than an adult... Cortisol and childhood trauma don't magically disappear......

This will help a group of people, which is awesome, but there are chronic drug users and mentally ill that it can not help.

A lot of American conservatives aren't going to care that this approach actually saves money and makes sense. They're just going to keep repeating the mantra "it's the principle". And the principle in their mind is that homeless people have done something wrong and deserve their situation and the moral 'right' isn't to help them but force them to 'pull themselves up by their bootstraps' (without having any suggestions as to HOW to do that), and that any kind of 'free handout' is antithetical to the values of independence and self-determination. However, some of the less indoctrinated who aren't bad people but just have the bad ideas, will come around when they see that it works and, well, that there's something in it for them (cleaner, safer communities). They're always quite convinced that anything that costs tax money is going to make them poor and take from their own quality of life; you won't be able to convince them because they are too emotionally invested in that point of view. You just have to do things despite their complaints and SHOW them they are wrong. They will accept it eventually, but you will never, ever get them to agree to it before it's already done.

yeah if i fail i ll have to shoot myself ...

Wish I could move there. I hate the Us. I'm probably going to die in a week because I'm going to be homeless when I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING AND TO TOP THAT ALL MY FAMILY DIED

@@cindyb5364 I'm so sorry to hear that. I think you may be able to get visa for working in Finland if you get a job here. Then after several years you will get Finnish citizenship and you may enjoy all the social benefits that I do here. If you explain your situation to the Finnish ministry I think your changes may get better for getting the visa. I'm not an expert on Finnish migration laws or processes, I have to admit... Remember that it's not your fault that you lost your family and now about to be homeless. Ask your government for help! Your wellbeing is their task and you can demand for essential help to push through your hard situation

@@moonlily1 THIS! Your comments are exactly my thoughts as well…I live in the Southern US and this would be a hard sell to the counties that are held by republicans. Being homeless is seen by them as being a drug addict, an alcoholic and therefore morally bankrupt individuals who choose their lot in life. It’s a SHAME! These issues are close to my heart because I have personal similar experiences. I am doing much better now and want to help give others hope. My thought is to slowly introduce these methods at the street level to cops who police the homeless daily especially in bigger cities. If we can convince the guys who are doing the policing I think it would help spread up the chain of command - and Republicans LOVE law enforcement and military so my thought is if the cops get behind this it would help persuade the politicians. Showing the cops that money can be freed up in the county budget which can be invested in better working conditions and higher salaries for them. There are MANY challenges to overcome to be sure - a journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.

The same city that prevented new housing so that it would stay exclusive.

Yea, stay in your box , we don't want to see your face on our streets in a tent. Now what about the addicts that are In a bad cycle of using. We got other Boxes for you.

@@jackhammer7824 are you insane! What is wrong with people having permanent housing?

@@wandajones8598 On the back of the tax payer? Good luck. How about buy all the Good used Motorhomes and a park with Electricity, Showers and laundry. Pay phones, clean drinking water. That would be more cost effective than building 3 million dollar apt. Boxes.

@@jackhammer7824 I support the help in any form.

@@jackhammer7824 one more thing. I have heard that term my whole life. And felt guilty about it. But now I realize it is just the weapon of choice. The truth is taxes are a fact in this country. So, even if their were no people in need the taxpayers money will go to infrastructure, there is always going to be taxes. At least it goes to the people at this point in time. It's okay you complain about it, your taxes pay for you to have that right.😊

Thanks slot youtubeyou suck

@Jerry Harvey no, no one cares

The VAST majority of our homeless are disabled or elderly. (not drug addicts) I'm a permanently disabled veteran, who is one of them. I drink 3-4 drinks a year, but no drugs, no prescriptions, no criminal record, no debt, because I have never been given a loan & never owned a credit card. In America, no credit is much worse than bad credit. "Each and every time that a human speaks, their thoughts are simultaneously BROADCAST in a much richer way than can be fit into words." No belief included, I simply remember before being taught verbal language. (mom later said I was not a year old) Our languages serve NO greater purpose than to enable dishonesty. The lies go back much farther than people today realize. We are ALL spirits regardless of belief/opinion. Regardless of belief, we MUST learn to treat others the way we want to be treated ourselves. FIRST, we should help those who need our help the MOST.

hey, how's it going? hope your doing a little better man, I really hope things get better for you eventually :)

The VAST majority of our homeless are disabled or elderly. (not drug addicts) I'm a permanently disabled veteran, who is one of them. I drink 3-4 drinks a year, but no drugs, no prescriptions, no criminal record, no debt, because I have never been given a loan & never owned a credit card. In America, no credit is much worse than bad credit. "Each and every time that a human speaks, their thoughts are simultaneously BROADCAST in a much richer way than can be fit into words." No belief included, I simply remember before being taught verbal language. (mom later said I was not a year old) Our languages serve NO greater purpose than to enable dishonesty. The lies go back much farther than people today realize. We are ALL spirits regardless of belief/opinion. Regardless of belief, we MUST learn to treat others the way we want to be treated ourselves. FIRST, we should help those who need our help the MOST.

Wow such empathy you have there

The VAST majority of our homeless are disabled or elderly. (not drug addicts) I'm a permanently disabled veteran, who is one of them. I drink 3-4 drinks a year, but no drugs, no prescriptions, no criminal record, no debt, because I have never been given a loan & never owned a credit card. In America, no credit is much worse than bad credit. "Each and every time that a human speaks, their thoughts are simultaneously BROADCAST in a much richer way than can be fit into words." No belief included, I simply remember before being taught verbal language. (mom later said I was not a year old) Our languages serve NO greater purpose than to enable dishonesty. The lies go back much farther than people today realize. We are ALL spirits regardless of belief/opinion. Regardless of belief, we MUST learn to treat others the way we want to be treated ourselves. FIRST, we should help those who need our help the MOST.

Terry Quelet When is “back in the day”? Homelessness has been a problem for centuries. Are you instead implying homelessness came about in the 70s? Also who is this one candidate that you referred to who is proposing change? Fill us in. And what is MIC? It may be some obvious acronym to you. Maybe it was an acronym they used back in the day.

Jennifer Martin I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. There were some vagrants and hobos, but nothing like we see today. It’s not even close. I’m talking about the US in my lifetime, not centuries ago. I think my statements above are accurate. Why would this be? There has to be a reason. The MIC is the Military Industrial Complex that President Eisenhower specifically warned us about . The only candidate calling effectively this out was Tulsi Gabbard in my opinion. Sanders also spoke about this, but Tulsi was really more comprehensive and articulate in her proposals. The majority of the money in your country increasingly has gone to too few individuals, making providing the basics in life a growing challenge for folks who work. The recent Rand Corp study concluded over $47 Trillion has gone to 1% of the US population since 1974. Previous to that, it was much lower. The Fed Chairman just yesterday mentioned income disparity is a huge economic problem, but can only be addressed by legislators.

I believe that, besides the economic factors, a large change from the 70s is the steady decline of government psychiatric care.

The VAST majority of our homeless are disabled or elderly. (not drug addicts) I'm a permanently disabled veteran, who is one of them. I drink 3-4 drinks a year, but no drugs, no prescriptions, no criminal record, no debt, because I have never been given a loan & never owned a credit card. In America, no credit is much worse than bad credit. "Each and every time that a human speaks, their thoughts are simultaneously BROADCAST in a much richer way than can be fit into words." No belief included, I simply remember before being taught verbal language. (mom later said I was not a year old) Our languages serve NO greater purpose than to enable dishonesty. The lies go back much farther than people today realize. We are ALL spirits regardless of belief/opinion. Regardless of belief, we MUST learn to treat others the way we want to be treated ourselves. FIRST, we should help those who need our help the MOST.

So great that it makes homelessness!

The VAST majority of our homeless are disabled or elderly. (not drug addicts) I'm a permanently disabled veteran, who is one of them. I drink 3-4 drinks a year, but no drugs, no prescriptions, no criminal record, no debt, because I have never been given a loan & never owned a credit card. In America, no credit is much worse than bad credit. "Each and every time that a human speaks, their thoughts are simultaneously BROADCAST in a much richer way than can be fit into words." No belief included, I simply remember before being taught verbal language. (mom later said I was not a year old) Our languages serve NO greater purpose than to enable dishonesty. The lies go back much farther than people today realize. We are ALL spirits regardless of belief/opinion. Regardless of belief, we MUST learn to treat others the way we want to be treated ourselves. FIRST, we should help those who need our help the MOST.

You mean, landlords?

@@HjCrawford yes

🤦

@@HjCrawford Hoarding property isn't a job. You got an argument against that?

@@GaasubaMeskhenet thats an absurd statement. Who in their right mind would think thats a job?

How y'all doing now?

I took care of my family who all died and in a week I'm going to be homeless. Nobody cares. I'm going to die.

Convince gov to let everyone use an acre of free tax free fertile land to grow a food forest on and live on. End farm subsidies. End tax breaks to farms exsept those who grow healthy vegan food for human consumption exsept no large mono crops. End mandatory school, ged and hsd requirements, age limits, minimum wage, and exsessive regs. People should be able to learn how to do a good job they want so they can afford a house and car before 18. For those who and whos parents cant afford it, chairty (where the donar gets a full non refundable tax credit that carrys over for an unlimited number of years) and or the about 180,000dollars spent on k thru 12 per student could pay for it and trash k thru 12 and some of that money could be used to promote more independence and healthy living.

Trumps father got wealthy on public housing in New York.

But that means he'd have to leave his ego at the door and just solve the problem, instead of talking about it and trying to take credit for everything! He has a VERY hard time with such things.

Yeah and now the first steps can be taken to solve the other issues the us isn’t the first country to do this this has drastically reduced homelessness which in turn reduced addiction in Finland

@@ryanhayes7048 yeah but there are no issues being solved. It is merely warehousing people. Finland is a completely different country. In this country homeless people are honestly being used by the government. They're not getting help. Sure it really does seem Noble and it looks like it could work. But in reality it's just going to bring chaos to neighborhoods.

@@melindasaddler559 That last line discredited everything you said. There is no reality where chaos will come to the neighborhoods; that's your selfishness and fear speaking. You don't actually know the flaws and benefits of this method vs the standard one and you probably don't care. If they were dropped from helicopters into the ocean you wouldn't think twice on it because all that matters is your peace, well-being, and security. You don't really care about these people or finding lasting solutions to their problems, do you? You just want them to go away and stop being a problem for you and the people you care about.

@@knightofkorbin888 I live in one of those properties and I'm currently fighting tooth-and-nail to get out. It is a trap for people. It's just a place to Warehouse people so yes I do know the reality of the chaos. And living in substandard housing.

I actually care. It is heartbreaking to see people live out their lives a year after year with no kind of programs and these nonprofits just actually watching them die and their stuff be left on the curb. So yeah it does concern me.

This makes no sense in America the beautiful. As Tupac said, " They have money for wars but can't feed the poor ."

Yeah that’s worth noting, but if you can help these people get off their feet they could very well become contributing members of society. I mean working them through their potential addiction and mental health issues would likely facilitate better life choices as well. With that being said, I do worry a bit about this type of housing benefit being permanent as many people may become content with this lifestyle if there is no proper incentive for them to improve their own circumstances.

@@darkage9962 It's a system wide approach. Get housing, then get off drugs, get mental health treatment, then work on getting a job. It's kinda hard to be productive when you have no place to clean up, nor even an address! The current government system is only there to waste their time, and our taxes. It's a joke really. Just there to keep some paper pusher employed.

Exactly! And that's what people don't WANT to see! It's just easier to say "get a job!" than it is to actually learn why they don't have one, then go through the steps WITH them to get one! Also keeps the $ train rolling for the folks that claim to be helping! Always fellow the $$!

Yep. It's too bad that he CHOOSE to stay quiet here! That makes him just as much a part of the problem as the government nonsense that causes this. Very sad, but not really unexpected in todays society. Speak truth that someone else doesn't want to hear, and he's out of job possibly! So just shut up, go along to get along!

The vast majority of these so called "helping" programs are just that, a paper pushers DREAM! And there's NO incentive to improve the system either. If the person can't/won't jump through ALL the loops and hoops, then too bad. You can just stay on the street! Really? And that's helping this person how exactly? Yet, that's the attitude of those in charge! The "Well, it's not MY problem!" attitude IS a problem by itself, and is also a part of the bigger problem that is homelessness!

I want to move to Europe so bad

people need jobs because jobs pay money and things cost money. if the world quit using money and switched to a resource based economy most of the worlds problems disappear. check out The Venus Project on RU-vid and Facebook. amazing ideas. getting the moronic human race on board is the obstacle

@@sumobowler3790 it's also because companies are doing their best to copy right every food plant. Learn your local edibles today! Graft fruiting tree branches onto plants around cities! Abolish rent! Make collecting rain water legal! Eat the billionaires!

People need jobs so they can get their personal needs met. Some of us focus on being self reliant and not sponge off of others. It’s called taking personal responsibility. Try it sometime. It really does boost self esteem when you’re not dependent on others.

I agree. Build encampments in farming communities. Build barracks that they can live in and have community meals. The income they make can pay for their essentials. If they decide not to work, they can leave and go hungry. This theory will decrease the “Learned Helplessness” that our government has prompted to this point. With the increased self reliance comes an increase in self esteem. A win/win for the individual and for society.

@@chuckcunningham9979 No thanks.

@@johndoe3788 - So what are you doing for yourself to prevent homelessness?

@@chuckcunningham9979 im disabled so i can't do much by myself, but i do advocate online for progressive politicians to help the homeless.

@@johndoe3788 - Ah a self proclaimed “Advocate for the homeless.” How much experience do you actually have working with the homeless? Is your theory only promoting Learned Helplessness - which only compounds the problem. I, on the other hand, have a degree and 27 years of experience working with the street population/homeless. My theory will promote self reliance which increases autonomy and self esteem. You might try loosing the Delusions of Grandgeur and look at this in a more realistic way. Or continue to harm those you claim to be rescuing.

Yes I agree.

It didn't put money in the pockets of greedy politicians and corporations that's why it wasn't done then. It's getting done now because homelessness is now a annoying and visible for all to see so now they have to make them disappear either by policing them away, effectively kicking the can down the block, or doing the smart thing and building more cheap housing.

@@DYLAN102001 Imagine affordable accommodation for a homeless person. That's really a radical idea. I thought just Throwing people in jail was the plan , it's Been the policy for the last 70 years.

@@jackhammer7824 Yeah it is radical! Imagine if all the NIMBYies just went and jumped off a cliff, developers built affordable housing near jobs and employers didn't require an address or didn't ask about past felonies and landlords didn't look up past evictions. Do you know how many homeless would be off the streets if people did simply that!?😱

@@DYLAN102001 Denver is about to lease several motels in the metro area for the homeless to stay at least a year. They already have some camps set up With expensive ice fishing tents for people. They also have some small houses in a couple of places. It makes Life and getting back on track easier for those that are trying. About 30- 80% Have substance abuse issues, depending on who you talk to. It's only Going to get worse if citizens don't speak up and demand action from their government. The problem is about 1/3 Of the chronic don't want help or any rules to live by. Getting high in your private little tent ,forgetting pain is the priority.

I venture to say your not Republican... With your statement, U sure your usa citizen...

As someone who has raised my right hand & pledged to uphold those rights, I completely agree! The VAST majority of our homeless are disabled or elderly. (not drug addicts) I'm a permanently disabled veteran, who is one of them. I drink 3-4 drinks a year, but no drugs, no prescriptions, no criminal record, no debt, because I have never been given a loan & never owned a credit card. In America, no credit is much worse than bad credit. "Each and every time that a human speaks, their thoughts are simultaneously BROADCAST in a much richer way than can be fit into words." No belief included, I simply remember before being taught verbal language. (mom later said I was not a year old) Our languages serve NO greater purpose than to enable dishonesty. The lies go back much farther than people today realize. We are ALL spirits regardless of belief/opinion. Regardless of belief, we MUST learn to treat others the way we want to be treated ourselves. FIRST, we should help those who need our help the MOST.

@@jimcarrington6744 Yes! ❤

@@elsie5642 words in quotation marks are mine alone, so feel free to quote 'em

It is goodwill towards men.

Guaranteed housing for all in America would cost roughly $150 billion per year. That sounds like a lot but the projected military budget for 2022 is going to be $768 billion

@@evanblalock9744 thank God someone knows this we can afford it. It's not beyond us.

@@evanblalock9744 housing crisis being solved means less crime and less trash. It would also allow for some of the homeless to reintegrate Into society. Housing being an investment is a path of destruction for the country. It needs laws and limits without those being influence by lobbyist.

I have an idea,put the homeless people on the indian reservations. We have been segregating indians away from normal society because they were un-civlized.Now,they are civilized and we are still giving them special treatment. The Constitution states that all men are created equal,no special treatment regarding race religion,etc.Why are we still funding indian reservations? The United States has been funding the indian reservations,some of them get free housing,free schooling,free vehicles,free health/dental care. The taxpayers are giving them lots of free stuff and free retirement homes.We should integrate indians into normal society and use the the reservation land to house the homeless. Certain homeless cant work,give them small houses on the reservations.The other homeless that can work should be be able to get temporary housing,a plastic house,that can be reused until they find work.The homeless are still Americans.