Kind of bs, as the people in eugene are almost pathologically helpful. We have burrito brigade, cahoots, shelter care, storage, vehicle campsites, lax law enforcement, decriminalized drugs, tiny house villages, food pantry, shelter care. White bird, st vinnies, urban camping, Catholic community services, and a whole bunch of people doing drive by charity
As nice as that is, and i am sure all that gets a lot of people off the street, we still have more homeless per capita than anywhere else. I hear all the programs have a waiting list. I suspect that many people would rather be homeless in eugene than access services in a place with lower rents and less people on the street.
Housing should be a right. We are rich enough as a country to take care of everyone. If we give people the basics to survive (food, shelter, healthcare) some people will not work, but most will still want above the bare minimum. Some people are so scared of someone getting something they don't deserve that they will withhold help from everyone.
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u/Moarbrains Aug 04 '22
Kind of bs, as the people in eugene are almost pathologically helpful. We have burrito brigade, cahoots, shelter care, storage, vehicle campsites, lax law enforcement, decriminalized drugs, tiny house villages, food pantry, shelter care. White bird, st vinnies, urban camping, Catholic community services, and a whole bunch of people doing drive by charity
As nice as that is, and i am sure all that gets a lot of people off the street, we still have more homeless per capita than anywhere else. I hear all the programs have a waiting list. I suspect that many people would rather be homeless in eugene than access services in a place with lower rents and less people on the street.