St. Louis, MO | Gateway to the West

396 readers

1 users here now

A place for all things STL.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

St. Louis mayor says former workhouse site could be used for tiny homes (www.stltoday.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

4 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

...why are states making homeless camps? This time, in a former prison no less. Is this the build-up to something horrible?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

This looks like a housing-first approach to resolving homelessness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_First

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My concern with it is how far away it is from amything. it's an hour by bus to the nearest library (which a lot of unhoused/poor people rely on for various services) and a 30 minute ride to the closest groceries (Save A Lot). I don't think it's very close to any social services either.

I'm not fully against because more housing is good, but I wish it was a more holistic approach. Maybe they'll include some on premise services tho.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

...sooooooo it's a concentration camp.

No wonder I see more yanks in the Nordics. Some people just getting tfo.