A Place to Call Home: Policy Moving From Homelessness to Permanent Housing in Boston

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A Place to Call Home: Policy Moving From Homelessness to Permanent Housing in Boston

Description

Though homeless shelters are a vital part of the livelihood, and survival, of many of Boston’s homeless, bouncing in and out of shelters is nowhere near a long-term solution to the problem of homelessness, or a stable lifestyle for homeless individuals. Additionally, the homeless shelter system is in itself flawed, as the vast majority of a shelter’s resources are taken up by the same repeated guests. For these reasons, and many others which I discuss in my paper, I advocate that long-term and permanent housing are the best solutions for homelessness in Boston, and I cite specific examples from the policy of Pine Street Inn, Boston’s most legendary shelter which now devotes much of its resource pool to housing, and Homes for Families, which advocates for financially stable and humane housing for Boston’s homeless families.

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Annie Harvieux

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Citation

Annie Harvieux, “A Place to Call Home: Policy Moving From Homelessness to Permanent Housing in Boston,” USW24, accessed March 28, 2024, https://usworld24.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/21.