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Park benches don't "open" until 10am (thelemmy.club)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/59306211

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[–] 6 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

The problem is often lack of knowledge of these programs

You think homeless people don't know about homeless programs?

Talking to a housing coordinator a few months ago, she said the problem was that there were no beds available and all she could offer was to put people on years-long waitlists.

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  • [–] -1 points 16 hours ago (1 child)

    My wife worked in addiction counseling, so she dealt with a lot of homeless people.

    No, many people are unaware of all of the help that's available for those who need it. A large part of her day to day was connecting people with the non-addiction related support services they were unaware of.

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  • [–] -1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 child)

    "Support services" are not housing. And, yes, there are a lot of "support services" out there, the support largely being someone to talk to as part of society's employment system for white women.

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