Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

Yes, but only in designated areas, and provide access to safely administer drugs in the case of addiction.

Yes, but only in designated spaces between certain hours, and which are monitored for illegal activities and continuously cleaned for public use.

This is a loaded question, a lot of shelters are dangerous, and require one to have no drugs on them. It's incredibly difficult to just stop taking them, so these people have refused housing because they had to. We need better and more accessable mental health care

No but help create programs to help these people maybe create a temporary area where to get food they need to be back in the area at a certain time, or some form of incentive to help them get off the street and help themselves without going to places they don’t wish to be while also getting small forms of help that little by little could help many

This question is weird - how are you going to identify those who have refused? How are you going to define reasonable housing opportunities? I don’t think Canadians should be sleeping on public property , but instead of villainizing them we should be investing in programs, taxing foreign investors on vacancy and purchases, and subsidizing new bukldinh

Yes, most shelters have conditions worse than public property

It depends on why they are refusing

Create a place where they can camp with proper social services/assistance or possibly look into affordable tiny home villages

No, and provide unconditional housing for all.

Yes, if there is an actual reasoning with proof

Yes as long as their not openly harrassing young people

No but we should make more programs that provide what individuals need.

Yes, only if it is not interrupting businesses and walkways.

Yes but also create more accepting programs for these people, they need to be treated like people rather than animals

In an accessible public area with proper facilities provided bring in a portable shower toilet facility. Waste removal, etc. Pinpoint the needs of the individuals provide appropriate social programs quickly

Yes, but in designated encampment areas that do not interfere with the daily commerce of businesses. Utilize existing social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing

Yes, in designated encampment areas that do not interfere with public businesses. Utilize and expand on social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing

Yes, in areas that do not encumber public businesses. Utilize and expand state and local social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing

Yes, but in designated encampment areas that do not interfere with the commerce of businesses. Utilize existing social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing.

Yes, but in designated encampment areas that do not interfere with the commerce of businesses. Utilize existing social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing

Yes, but in designated areas for encampment. Create more social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer shelter or housing where availability arises

Yes, but only if the available shelter or housing is practically uninhabitable due to unsanitary or infested conditions. Public property should be designated encampment areas that do not interfere with the commerce of businesses. Utilize existing social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine.

Yes, but allow such individuals to sleep or encamp only in designated public areas that will have minimal interference with the activities of the general populace. Continue to provide free food, clothing, and medicine whenever possible to these homeless, and continue to offer shelter or housing when available

No, they should accept available shelter or housing that is offered to them as a first step in reestablishing their lives. City social workers should utilize available programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine for these individuals, and community or city health care workers should regularly monitor the available and accepted shelters and housing for disease testing and living conditions

No, they should accept available shelter or housing that is offered to them as a first step in reestablishing their lives. City social workers should utilize available programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and community or city health care workers should regularly monitor the occupied shelters and housing for disease testing and living conditions

Yes, but in designated areas for encampment. Continue to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer shelter or housing where availability arises

Yes, but in designated areas for encampment that do not interfere with the daily activities of the general public. Continue to offer shelter or housing as availability arises, and utilize social programs and charities to provide free food, clothing and medicine

Yes, but in designated areas for encampment. Continue to offer shelter or housing as availability arises, and utilize social programs and charities to provide free food, clothing and medicine

Yes, in designated areas for encampment. Create more social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer shelter or housing where and when availability arises

No, they should accept available shelter or housing that is offered to them as a first step in reestablishing their lives. Continue to utilize available social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine for these individuals, and have community health care and city social workers monitor the offered shelters and housing projects regularly for disease testing and control as well as living conditions while these destitute get back on their feet

Yes, but in designated areas for encampment that do not block the coming-and-going activities of the general public. Create more social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer shelter or housing as availability arises

Yes, but designated areas for encampment should be enforced and more social programs should be created to provide free food, clothing and medicine

Yes, but only in designated areas that do not interfere with urban sidewalks and public businesses. Continue to utilize social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer shelter or housing as availability occurs

Yes, in designated areas that do not interfere with urban sidewalks and public businesses. Continue to utilize social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer shelter or housing as availability occurs

Yes, in areas that do not encumber urban sidewalks or interfere with public businesses. Continue to utilize social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer shelter or housing as availability occurs

Yes, in designated areas that do not encumber urban sidewalks or interfere with public businesses. Utilize local social agencies to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer shelter or housing as availability occurs

Yes, in designated areas that do not encumber urban sidewalks or interfere with public businesses. Utilize local social agencies to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing

Yes, in areas that do not encumber public businesses. Utilize local social agencies to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing

Yes, in areas that do not encumber public businesses. Create more social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing

Yes, in areas that do not encumber public businesses. Utilize both federal and local social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing

Yes, in areas that do not encumber public businesses. Create more social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing.

Yes, in designated encampment areas that do not interfere with public businesses. Utilize existing national and local social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing.

Yes, in designated encampment areas that do not interfere with public businesses. Create more social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing

No, because I question the quality or intentions of the offers for shelter.

Yes, but in designated encampment areas that do not interfere with the daily commerce of businesses. Utilize state and community social programs (and create more, if necessary) to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer available shelter or housing

Yes, if the places are not on travel areas

No but there should make public areas spaces where homeless people could camp out

they should be giving a chance to go to a free adult school then be shipped off to a job and helped build there life back up.

No, but they should always have available shelter. If there is no shelter, then they may encamp on public property.

Yes, but only if the available shelter or housing is virtually uninhabitable due to extreme unsanitary or infested conditions. Public property should be designated encampment areas that do not interfere with the commerce of businesses. Utilize existing social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine.

Yes, but in designated encampment areas that do not interfere with the commerce of public businesses. Utilize existing social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and create new programs if needed. Continue to offer available shelter or housing

No, they should accept available shelter or housing that is offered to them as a first step in reestablishing their lives. City social workers should utilize available programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine for these individuals, and community or city health care workers should regularly monitor the available and accepted shelters and housing for disease testing and control as well as living conditions

No, they should accept available shelter or housing that is offered to them as a first step in reestablishing their lives. City social workers should utilize available programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine for these individuals, and have community or city health care workers monitor the offered shelters and housing projects regularly for disease testing and control as well as living conditions

Yes, but in designated areas for encampment. Create more social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, and continue to offer shelter or housing where and when availability arises

Yes, in designated encampment areas that do not interfere with public businesses. Create more social programs to provide free food, clothing and medicine, utilize the existing local programs, and continue to offer available shelter or housing

Yes, if they don't want to accept our help, we should leave them alone

No, it will increase our crime rates if we do so

I was homeless for 2-1/2 years in NJ and it was horrible. I slept in my car in the parking lot of a hotel. I had to make sure I parked in a dark spot to avoid notice by staff. Yes, but not for those that refuse shelter. I was afforded such shelter. I worked for the government and wasn't allowed to stay in the building after punching out because they thought I was stealing money, thinking I didn't punch out. So, if the homeless person has no available resource available to them, they should be allowed to sleep wherever they feel safe.