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homes for homeless is one of those ideas that sound better on paper than in reality
all that would happen, is that they would sell those homes and drive down property values by flooding the market. if you try to counter that by not actually giving them the home, just letting them use it, you would have a shitload of free riders who just dont want to pay rent
i can see it for people with special needs, but they generally need to live with people, not get put up by themselves
the best charities are ones that increase factors of production, such as the job training one or helping to raise children to be productive members of society
sidenote on the homes for homeless one, its an idyllic endeavor but nobody actually wants it near them. santa ana recently bought a run down motel and turned it into a homeless shelter, near the border of tustin, because nobody in santa ana wanted a homeless shelter near them, because it means a bunch of criminals and drug addicts are loitering outside their homes. so they used it as a tool to move all the homeless to the edge of town, hoping they cross over and fuck off. someone close to me has a business next to the city border, and now every night its like night of the living dead with homeless crackheads shuffling around, trying to check if cars are unlocked, knocking on doors etc.
This.
Before you give them homes you need to address the reasons for their homelessness.
Truth is people want to feel good about themselves or get accolades, attention and good will without doing a damn thing to actually help.
Start multiple small communities that are self reliant. Entry is only permitted after rehab or assessment on stability. Teach them pride in themselves and the importance of positive social interactions.
From there when they pass and don't want to volunteer in another farm you move them to a hands on work apprenticeship/ useful skills training and slowly build work and life skills.
Just the ability to plan, not act on impulse while earning first buying second with all bills and overheads prioritised would do more good than just giving them a set of keys while pretending that's the actual issue.