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- There is no clear or direct path to homelessness.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Homelessness is almost always a combination of factors. <\/span><\/li>\n
- They need personalized guidance and care based on their situation and background.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Help them prioritize in an individualized way.<\/span>\n
- \n
- \u201cI would like a more personalized experience to get housing. Right now it is difficult to work with the broad requirements. I just can\u2019t meet them.\u201d – Rodney (Soup Kitchen, individual interview)<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cI think it would help to have one person that I can go to with my needs. Right now I don\u2019t have that person though. I have to work with different people and groups for getting Medicare\/Medicaid, Housing, and Food. It\u2019s a lot of people to try and work with\u201d – Daniel (Homeless by Starbucks, individual interview)
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<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nGuiding Principle 2: <\/b>Stop Me Before I Get There<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
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- The best way to combat homeless is to prevent it in the first place.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Help them before they hit rock bottom to avoid falling into homelessness.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Clear need for preventive resources.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Very difficult identifying individuals on the brink of losing their home, job, or support system.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Preventing homelessness is also teaching people about how to prevent getting entangled in dangerous cycles. These cycles include debt, drug abuse, and many others. <\/span>\n
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- \u201cI knew a man who once owned his own business. He had a family and was very successful, until he succumbed to alcoholism. This man lost everything, including his business, family, and house, in only a matter of years. There should have been better resources to stop this man from falling victim to homelessness.\u201d – Rob Booker (Correctional Facility Director, expert interview)<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cI also knew a man in my correctional facility who was in and out of criminal trouble for years. Now I know his son because he is the same way.\u201d – Rob Booker (Correctional Facility Director, expert interview)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Drug addicts don\u2019t say they have a problem they just say they self medicate.\u201d – Bill (Homeless Individual from Food Kitchen)
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<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n
Guiding Principle 3: <\/b>Homeless Beyond Just a House<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
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- Homelessness isn\u2019t simply not having a place to live.
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<\/span><\/li>\n- They often lack a support system, which can be pivotal to getting people out of homelessness and back on their feet.
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- Help them establish a strong network that can see to their success not only during homelessness, but also beyond.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Sometimes being homeless is not a result of economic difficulties rather a result of a mindset wanting to be separated from society or responsibilities. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Providing shelter and moving the homeless from one location to the other is not a viable solution. They need to be motivated and given counseling and professional help to rise from their situations. <\/span>\n
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- \u201cMy family is no longer around, and my wife\u2019s family won\u2019t even speak to me. They think I dragged her into homelessness with me.\u201d – Daniel (Homeless by Starbucks, individual interview)<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cHow do you define homelessness? In my opinion, it transcends simply not owning a house. It includes lacking a job, food source, resources for substance abuse, and a clear need for a support system.\u201d (Suzanna, expert interview)<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cMy family and I are no longer in communication.\u201d – Rodney (Soup Kitchen, individual interview)<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cThe city is trying to do a quick fix\u2026there is no structure, no professional people, no counseling to help these people.\u201d – Robert Powell (Pastor, expert interview)<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cThey need to send people out in the field and talk to these homeless people and give them a program\u2014you can\u2019t tell them to go and do this and do that\u2026they\u2019re not used to showering, used to doing laundry, it\u2019s like training a child again. You forget these people are coming from the streets.\u201d Robert Powell (Pastor, expert interview)<\/span>
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<\/span><\/li>\n- \u201cA lot of people choose to be homeless, they got money.\u201d- James (Homeless Individual From Soup Kitchen, Individual Interview) <\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cIn special cases, people view the connection with society as a burden. They find it more beneficial to be free from that type of responsibility.\u201d \u2013 Michael Hayes (Director of Mishawaka Food Pantry, Expert Interview)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \u201cHow do you define homelessness? In my opinion, it transcends simply not owning a house. It includes lacking a job, food source, resources for substance abuse, and a clear need for a support system.\u201d (Suzanna, expert interview)<\/span><\/li>\n
- They often lack a support system, which can be pivotal to getting people out of homelessness and back on their feet.
- \u201cI also knew a man in my correctional facility who was in and out of criminal trouble for years. Now I know his son because he is the same way.\u201d – Rob Booker (Correctional Facility Director, expert interview)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Help them before they hit rock bottom to avoid falling into homelessness.<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cI think it would help to have one person that I can go to with my needs. Right now I don\u2019t have that person though. I have to work with different people and groups for getting Medicare\/Medicaid, Housing, and Food. It\u2019s a lot of people to try and work with\u201d – Daniel (Homeless by Starbucks, individual interview)
- Homelessness is almost always a combination of factors. <\/span><\/li>\n