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RAZD
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Message 3 of 25 (736500)
09-10-2014 8:01 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by 1.61803
09-10-2014 11:41 AM


mini homes
Attacking the symptom of a problem does not make the problem go away.
Better would be to set up housing for the people, which has the added benefit that they now have an address to use when applying for jobs, a small detail that increases employability tremendously.
Small communities with mini-homes (many designs on the internet) would provide some autonomy and create a stepping stone to reconnecting with society.
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Message 10 of 25 (736654)
09-11-2014 8:28 PM
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09-11-2014 3:14 PM


Re: mini homes
RAZD,
I think the teach a man to fish rather than just giving him a fish is maybe a better solution. Can we have a Peace Corp in the US?
We do (or did), but it is not pushed.
How about helping the homeless to build the mini-home, thus engendering pride of ownership, which can translate into maintenance and upkeep. This would be like a barn-raising event that helped bond agricultural towns together (and the Amish still do it).
There is also Jimmy Carter and the (religious orientated) Habitat for Humanity project.
This is also something that I think the National Guard could be involved in -- as a way of providing shelter after earthquakes or hurricanes -- as one of their additional duties that I see as an opportunity for the guard to protect and defend us from natural as well as man-made disasters.
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Message 15 of 25 (736761)
09-12-2014 6:37 PM
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09-12-2014 12:29 PM


Re: mini homes
... I found the christian proselytizing and evangelizing overbearing and offensive.
Yep, that's my experience too, and it is unfortunate - they would probably get a lot more donations of time and money if they weren't so self-important about it.
That's why I advocate the National Guard being tasked with providing services following an emergency (natural or man-made) that would include restoring homes (think Sandy relief in New Jersey is STILL going on, Katrina relief in Louisiana is STILL going on ... ) in addition to providing immediate emergency services (policing, food supply, temporary shelter). We CAN do better. Small homes would be better than FEMA trailers.

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Message 16 of 25 (736762)
09-12-2014 6:41 PM
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09-12-2014 5:35 PM


Re: mini homes
... homelessness was just another symptom. ...
Indeed, and the mental health aspect is embarrassing in the ignorance and ignoring of this major contributor to this problem. Closing mental health hospitals (thank you Reagan) doesn't cure the problem, it just shifts it.
The number of veterans is another embarrassing aspect -- often with a lot of overlap due to untreated traumatic stress.

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Message 18 of 25 (736765)
09-12-2014 9:08 PM
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Re: mini homes
When I first moved back to NC, one of the first people to catch my eye was a homeless guy downtown bearing a sign saying he was a Navy Seal.
Taking care of vets should be one of the highest priorities in healthcare.

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