New Orleans homeless individuals getting help

What will these "families in need" be doing to prove they wont need it again?

Maybe they’ll get that Coleman stove..

Tax free money getting dispense to the homeless. I hope the diocese passes out Bezos donated money accordingly.

Where do I sign up for my cut?

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This is money down the toilet.

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considering it's not coming out of YOUR pocket, why do you give a frick?

but just to refute your point, no, it's actually a very smart investment...

Between shelters, jail stays, ambulances, and hospital visits, caring for one homeless person typically costs the government $20,000 a year. Providing one homeless person with permanent housing, however — as well as a social worker to help them transition into mainstream society — costs the state $8,000, The New Yorker reported.

The strategy, called Housing First, gives homeless people the stability that's lacking in temporary solutions like shelters and halfway houses. The tactic began as a test by New York University psychologist Sam Tsemberis in 1992.

"I thought, they're schizophrenic, alcoholic, traumatized, brain damaged," Tsemberis recalls to Mother Jones. "Why not just give them a place to live and offer them free counseling and therapy, healthcare, and let them decide if they want to participate?"

Tsemberis tested his theory on 242 chronically homeless people in New York City. Five years later, 88% were still living in their apartments at a lower cost to taxpayers and the state government. The idea caught on in other places like Seattle, Denver, and the state of Massachusetts. The experiment in Utah is likely the most successful Housing First program.

The Housing First project began in Utah as a 10-year project with the goal of eliminating homelessness entirely by the end of 2015. While state legislators were reluctant to support the plan at first, they eventually embraced the idea, albeit cautiously.

And the housing is, indeed, permanent. People get to keep their state-provided apartment even if they keep abusing drugs or alcohol. In this way, Housing First has been more effective at keeping people off the streets than transitional housing, which requires that homeless people get a job and get sober before they are given more permanent options.

"If you move people into permanent supportive housing first, and then give them help, it seems to work better," Nan Roman, the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Homelessness, told The New Yorker in September. "It's intuitive, in a way. People do better when they have stability."

Initially, critics feared Utah would lose tons of money by giving the homeless permanent housing, and that doing so would just "incentivize mooching," as Minhaj put it. However, state officials found Housing First actually saving the government money over time, especially as it encourages people to become more self-sufficient sooner.

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And the housing is, indeed, permanent. People get to keep their state-provided apartment even if they keep abusing drugs or alcohol.

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lol. maybe we should all ask for a "state-provided apartment."

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considering it's not coming out of YOUR pocket, why do you give a frick?

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You sure are mad. I don't care, simply noted it's headed down the toilet.

I know who comprises the homeless and unless you force 80% of them to take their meds they are not going to comply. You are also not going to change personality disordered folks.

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And the housing is, indeed, permanent. People get to keep their state-provided apartment even if they keep abusing drugs or alcohol.

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Well of course they can stay in a place if huge rules of society are suspended and they are fully supported for the sake of keeping them in there.

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Five years later, 88% were still living in their apartments at a lower cost to taxpayers and the state government

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Dubious. Easily fudged numbers can bring about the desired "results."

Money is going to the Catholic Church in New Orleans, they will use it to cover up and pay off victims of sexual abuse