housing first

^{Jonathan Choe
November 15, 2023
Homelessness}

Nightmare Tenant in Bellevue Confronted by Landlord

_{Jonathan Choe
November 15, 2023
Homelessness}

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 31, 2023
Homelessness}

“Housing First” Policy Is Not Helping the Homeless

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 31, 2023
Homelessness}

The United States has been combating homelessness for many years. Billions have been invested to help the unhoused find reliable shelter, but the catastrophe has only gotten worse. Read More ›

^{Caitlyn Axe
July 10, 2023
Homelessness}

Leftist Media Distort New Homelessness Study To Support Failed ‘Housing First’ Policies

_{Caitlyn Axe
July 10, 2023
Homelessness}

Advocates of “Housing First” as the solution for homelessness are praising a new study that supposedly proves their case. The trouble is, the study — conducted by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) — proves no such thing. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
June 29, 2023
Homelessness}

California, the Dream and the Nightmare

_{Debra J. Saunders
June 29, 2023
Homelessness}

“The homeless are just like you and me.” That’s a politically correct assertion that doesn’t quite recognize the reality on the ground, such as the link between self-destructive behavior — most notably, substance abuse — and living on the street with no place to call home. California is home to 12% of America’s population, but 30% of the number “experiencing Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
June 21, 2023
Homelessness}

What the Homeless Owe Us

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 21, 2023
Homelessness}

Do we love our homeless countrymen and women enough to insist that as we provide roofs over their heads, they also diligently engage in programs to restore themselves to lives of dignity and personal self-respect? We often hear about what “we” — i.e., society —owe the homeless. But we rarely discuss what the unhoused owe us. It’s time for that Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
May 30, 2023
Homelessness}

To Fix Homelessness, Stop Fixating On Housing

_{Bruce Chapman
May 30, 2023
Homelessness}

Homelessness affects cities across the country, but it’s not just a local issue, though media cover it that way. Nor is homelessness mainly about housing; rather, it’s largely about untreated mental illness and drug addiction. Read More ›

^{Robert Marbut and Marvin Olasky
February 20, 2023
Homelessness}

Obama Promised to End Homelessness This Year

_{Robert Marbut and Marvin Olasky
February 20, 2023
Homelessness}

Policy makers act as if it’s simply an issue of people not having houses, rather than a complex problem often rooted in mental illness and substance-abuse disorders. Read More ›

Aerial view of a typical suburb in Australia

^{Caitlyn Axe
February 3, 2023
Homelessness}

San Diego Declares Housing A ‘Human Right’ Without A Plan To End Homelessness

_{Caitlyn Axe
February 3, 2023
Homelessness}

The government allows human lives to flourish when it acts to protect the pursuits of these things, not when it becomes the provider of them Read More ›

Homeless in San Francisco sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic

^{Wesley J. Smith
October 26, 2022
Homelessness}

‘Housing First’ Caused the Homelessness Catastrophe

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 26, 2022
Homelessness}

How did the United States end up in such a filthy state? Blame ideologically driven public policies, most particularly, “Housing First,” a fine-sounding—but ultimately dysfunction-inducing—approach that thwarts ending our homelessness catastrophe. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
October 13, 2022
Homelessness}

Uncle Sam Enabling Homelessness, Not Ending It

_{Debra J. Saunders
October 13, 2022
Homelessness}

Uncle Sam shouldn’t say: Here’s a bed or a room, now do whatever you want. Because that’s not really working for them. Read More ›