Published on Jan 14, 2015 Utah has adopted a pretty novel concept to end chronic homelessness this year. The state is giving homeless people homes. It’s a solution that might sound too simple, but it’s working. The program, called “Housing First”, has origins in New York. Utah started its own pilot of the program in 2005 with 17 people. The state took them off the street and put them into housing for twenty-two months. After the state saw that all 17 people remained housed and stable during that time, the project was expanded. To date, the rate of chronic homelessness in Utah has dropped 72 percent since the program’s inception. This is wonderful, especially in such a wintery climate. Have you heard about this Joel Schwartz?
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 06:53:46 +0000
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