In his earlier blog post, Matt’s description of the difficulty we experienced moving people into “permanent housing” was spot on. The limited resources that the simulation provides creates a major roadblock that we believe is similarly experienced by homeless support systems throughout the country.
The one portion of the simulation that was not taken into account was the challenge of working with homeless people individually and looking at their individual needs. From the research we have collected, every homeless individual has different needs, thus intensifying the challenge of moving the entire homeless population into permanent, let alone temporary, housing.
No simulation can be perfect, but we thought it was important to note the other factors that contribute to the difficulty in delivering permanent housing.