Do you think increasing funding for shelters will truly help, or will it lead to other challenges?

I think it will help and increasing funding for social programs is usually the right way to go. As long as the funding is allocated correctly and the individuals involved are genuinely interested, knowledgeable and passionate about the issues.

Yes, and increasing rehabilitation resources in those shelters.

It will help, but has to be combined with funding for other social services too

No that will cause allot of challenges and problems because homeless people have no food, water, and they litterally do not have good shelter so if the homeless shelter would have less problems on the fee for help that might make things a little bit easier...

It will help but the government must do more to assist with the unhoused population

maybe fund and help the people that are trying to get to a better place in life not the ones who are always on drugs and don’t care about getting better

I think it may help, but also may not and could lead to more troubles regarding drug use

I think we should put Them all on a bus and ship them back to Vancouver

i think they should help the homeless more with pay checks

Done right, in a way that motivates and educates people to improve their living situations, I think it can help.

i dont think it would help because it gives homless people less motivation to work

I do not because some people are homeless out of luck but a lot of people are homeless from bad decsions

No. Funding needs to be directed at the root of the problem, drug addiction and mental health

Yes. Finland has already shown the world that its possible to almost completely eradicate homelessness by housing the homeless. Getting people into homes is what helps them get jobs, form social connections, build community, get access to healthcare and mental health services. It is silly that we thinking providing shelter to the homeless is wrong. As if refuses to provide cancer treatment to people with cancer is wrong.

As long as criminals and drug addicts don’t get ahold of shelters it should be fine

I think it will help, especially if you give the homeless volunteer chances. That would allow them to feel like a part of society again

No, it will lead to many problems because it will cost taxpayers too much.

it will help get them crack heads off my damn streets

It might, but increasing funds means increasing patrols around homeless shelters and funding more people of help. rather then just making them look pretty.

yes it will help but we also need rehabilitation programs beacuse shelters should be a crisis resource

I believe increasing funding for shelters will hopefully help.

Increasing funding means that more shelters will be able to operate, and said shelters can afford better care as well.

This will assist more homeless people to "Get back on their feet" theoretically.

i think it would help as in Canada we are in a home crisis.

It will help, so long as that funding is also put towards mental health services, addiction treatment, and provide social workers who can help with finding employment and other issues homelessness presents.

Will led to other challenges of course while saving some issues at the time

Building well affordable homeless shelters subsidized for use by homeless or those in the community who need the services is an excellent decision

Yes I do we need less people on the street and more getting jobs and homes

I believe that funding for the homeless would work if used properly, supplying them with safe spots to get high doesn't give them a job, a meal, etc. Funding for addiction prevention, shelter, and food could lead to an increase in homeless people turning their lives around.

I believe that increasing funding for homeless shelters will truly help.

I think getting people the help they need is what is important, so investing more into rehabilitation programs and getting the drugs off our streets because Canada is literally turning into Zombieland with all these homeless people drugged up in our streets.

yes only for the ones that are trying to stay clean and put there life togetther

we need to increase funding as without many shelters cant properly care

We need more because unless a person makes great money today they are basically homeless...today being homeless is less about being a drug addict and more about just not making enough money...

I think we should identity, track and use proven strategies to help the homeless

I truly think increasing funding for shelters will help clean up the streets, combined with strict laws on illegal drugs. Canada needs to be cleaned up a bit as majority of folks feel unsafe.

It is very difficult it is for people with mental health issues and/ or addiction to get to a place of accepting help because they don’t always realize they need any help at first. we need more help / training and resources for the families of these people who can have a big influence of getting them the help they need and also have more trained workers dealing specifically in this area . how else will these problems get any better? look at our streets! nobody wants to live like that people are sick it all starts with mental health issues and then top that with the cost of living this is a huge problem that has not gotten better with what has been tried so far .We need to get people and their families mental health help earlier or these problems are going to continue to get worse

Yes, but the funding should be for services at shelters to help people get out of homelessness.

Yes but those funds need to be distributed in a manner that will have a lasting impact on the homeless population

Homeless people should be used for military testing

Increasing funding will help, but what's most important is getting people stable jobs and education so that they can get themselves off the street and live a better life.

It would truly help homeless shelter's be a more clean and healthier environment for the people who live there

Yes, it will help homelessness in our cities and treat them like human beings instead of isolating them in the remote parts of our community. We should foccus on not only feeding them, but also funding their mental recovery (if they have a mental illness) and help them intergrate into society.

Could help in the short term, Deploying those funds for mental health seems like the better option

it could help in some ways but It could also make it worse

I believe it could help with housing homeless people, and getting them on track in life.

it will not do much but maybe reduce violence and deaths on the streets

I think it will help to provide a better quality of service and reduce violent crime on the street due to homeless people's better conditions

Yes increasing the funds for the homeless will help for a better life however they should be certain regulations in place to understand the background of the homeless person prior to increasing funds. The funds that are given to the homeless should be used for the betterment and improved living, instead of the funds being spent on harmful substances that decreases their life style.

I think funding for shelters might lead to other challenges

It will lead to more reliance on homeless shelters which does not incentivize homeless people to get out of poverty and maintain status quo