Increased funding would enhance the capacity and quality of shelters and services that provide support for homeless individuals. Proponents argue that it provides essential support for the homeless and helps reduce homelessness. Opponents argue that it is costly and may not address the root causes of homelessness.
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@ISIDEWITH6mos6MO
Do you think increasing funding for shelters will truly help, or will it lead to other challenges?
@9WK2HW85mos5MO
Homeless shelters are just drug havens at this point.
@9WJ3XRV5mos5MO
Not sure, more or less need to build a program to integrate them back into society just giving housing is not enough.
@9WHSDCP5mos5MO
Personally i think it will lead to more problems. The problem isn’t enough shelters. It’s that people with mental health are not taken care of and leads and further resorts to drugs and alcohol.
@9WGKNQ6Conservative5mos5MO
I think that Homelessness runs deeper than just building shelters and you need to tackle the drug problem to truly help homelessness, but it is still important to create shelters for people.
@B3G3R7S1wk1W
Provide an economy where citizens can obtain jobs, live with purpose and affordability and the homelessness will reduce.
@B37ZXR22wks2W
No, as many of the spaces are being underutilized. There should be regulation (provincial) that allow cities to allocate shelters for those who need them regardless of their current location. This would allow the burden to be shared equally.
@B2W38R61mo1MO
Yes but mostly to services. The homeless shelters are NOT a long term solution. Housing for purpose is.
@B2GG52P2mos2MO
No, most people who are in homeless shelters have other issues that have resulted in them needing these services. Instead, funding should be put towards mental health rehabilitation and respite centers where those who can no longer take care of themselves are given the dignity to recieve care. They are then empowered to become productive members of society in whatever level of support works for them.
@B2C6CJZ2mos2MO
No, but they should reduce housing permitting and financial regulation process
@B2C5GJC 2mos2MO
No, but increase services to help reform mentally ill and struggling homeless people
@B276TNN2mos2MO
invest in homeless people to get jobs, they pay back what they owe at a fixed rate after a 5 years.
@B25TXWW3mos3MO
No, they should direct the funding to building affordable housing instead, as it is a long term solution.
@B244VCM3mos3MO
No I do not think they should invest more in homeless shelters. But services to provide them with homes, that are not temporary fixes should be implemented.
@B23CRQ33mos3MO
We should ban homlessness and ensure everyone is housed.
@9ZVFKH6Conservative3mos3MO
The government should moderately increase funding, but encourage homeless people to get at least minimum wage job
@9ZR3M3T4mos4MO
It depends if the government has the money to increase the funding.
@9ZNZZY84mos4MO
Yes, bust statistics ought to govern how the funds are distributed. We have a lot of shelters for women and children, but nearly none for men. This despite the reality that upwards of 75% of unhoused homeless people are men.
@9ZHML2G4mos4MO
I am satisfied with the current amount of spending
@9W95NKD5mos5MO
yes if they lost their house for a bad reason those who did drugs and gambled away all their money do not deserve a free place to live that is their consiquence others who have good intentions to get back on their feet are deserving of a place to stay
@9W4GSVZ5mos5MO
yes, but homeless people are only allowed in if they can pass a test to check for alcohol or drugs.
@9VW59ZN5mos5MO
Instead of shelters, permanent housing needs to be the focus. Tiny home villages, houses under 250 sq ft. a bachelor type cottage which would be theirs as long as they followed the rules. Kept the area in and around their home clean, no fighting,etc. I worked with homeless people, once they have a permanent home, many get their pride back.
@9VJLW4G5mos5MO
No, they should decrease it and spend more on mental health services.
@9V7S9QX5mos5MO
We should increase fu ding for homeless services, not shelters.
@9V3ZDKC6mos6MO
No, privatize or make charities available for homeless shelters and services
@9TQYT756mos6MO
It is not a money issue it is an implementation issue. We spend lots of money on this already but it is not used properly
@9TM3JNPConservative6mos6MO
Yes but only available to those in need, not criminals who are homeless as a result of their poor choices/crimes.
@ISIDEWITH6mos6MO
How would you feel if a close friend or family member experienced homelessness, and what would you do to support them?
@9TNTNZJ6mos6MO
They lived with me until they could get on their feet.
@9TC7PPGConservative6mos6MO
Yes, but they should check the profiles of the homeless people.
@9T5VKB4Conservative6mos6MO
I feel what is being done is not helping. These people need mental health support, and a reset to living in a society, not rooting through garbage and living in the streets. They should have homes or a room even if it's in some sort of institution. Our city looks like a 3rd world country in some areas (Kelowna) They need to learn to support themselves, through job training and become productive members of society or they can't live in the cities we work and pay to live in.
@B293PLF2mos2MO
Yes, but spending needs to be targeted at helping these people get off the streets and becoming functioning members of society through therapy/rehabilitation.
@B27DDLHConservative2mos2MO
Yes, and we should reallocate the money currently spent
@9X5SN9Y4mos4MO
Yes, but only for access by legal Canadian citizens.
@9WT8J9V5mos5MO
it depends. a lot of people get themselves In that position but if it a actual good reason to be homeless then idk
Yes, for homeless not for drug addiction homelessness. There is a distinctive difference and the fact the government lumps this together is offensive to those struggling with homelessness due to low income and high house cost.
@9SMLXB9 7mos7MO
No, incentivize programs to help them get back on their feet and become productive citizens.
@9S44JCLConservative7mos7MO
No, but increase funding for programs that help homeless people find jobs and get back on their feet.
@9S3NX6KConservative7mos7MO
They should incentivise clean living shelters in other words fund the shelters that do not allow crime and drugs in them and defend the ones that can't follow siute
@9RFBPZV8mos8MO
Yes, if allowing tent cities or imprisoning them is the alternative. They should be provided a space that's near basic resources and away from vulnerable public gathering places (parks, schools, daycares, hospitals). For whatever reason, they have not adapted to society, but ignoring or punishing that has never worked. Provide a space that allows for voluntary rehabilitation, but don't force them. It doesn't need heavy infrastructure and regulation. Does need to be monitored. I feel alot of attempts to solve this issue have been more about job creation and funding "rehabilitation"... It just needs to be dealt with to clean things up. If the funding went to creating an environment for them instead of to organizations, it would be significantly more cost effective.
@9RDGNMJ8mos8MO
They need to understand that some prefer to not have a shelter, so they need to provide a space for them to do so.
@9RBVDVT8mos8MO
Yes, but in the form of resident addictions treatment and mental health institutions.
@9RBGQNHNew Democratic8mos8MO
Universal Basic Income, low-income housing, free addictions services and free mental health services would be VASTLY superior to any homeless program that the parties have brought forth.
@9QYHT2W8mos8MO
Get rid of safe injection sites and re allocate that wasted money
@9MW8Y2BConservative10mos10MO
yes as long as people are in great genuine need those who have escaped any kind of abuse.
@9MKYHZ710mos10MO
Yes, but in the form of social programs to help the homeless become productive working members of society
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@B3QNMWT1 day1D
Homeless shelters should not exist. Governments should build apartment complexes that homeless can use to get on their feet. These government apartments could have mental health, drug addiction employees to assist these people with the tools to change their life.
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