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(14,120 posts) Wed Oct 29, 2014, 03:13 PM Oct 2014

KOVA, Tucson-Leaders work on Downtown homeless problem

Oct 17, 2014 12:14 AM by Sam Salzwedel
Leaders work on Downtown homeless problem

TUCSON - Almost 100 people went to a forum to work on the city's homeless problem.

The event at Central City Assembly included homeless advocates and Tucson's business community. Michael Keith is the CEO of the Downtown Tucson Partnership, a nonprofit that works for the revitalization of Downtown.

"Until we have these kinds of dialogues, you really don't know what the solutions might be," Keith said. "I think the downtown is part of that community. And it has to be part of the dialogue and has to help offer solutions if we can."

John Cooper is a homeless man who has helped organize the community. He said homeless people are criminalized for existing.

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I have a crazy idea.... Kalidurga Oct 2014 #1

Kalidurga

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1. I have a crazy idea....

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Wed Oct 29, 2014, 06:00 PM

Oct 2014

Build some shelters and give the single people their own 10x10 and families up to 20x20. It doesn't have to be fancy, but it should be as permanent as they need. It can be income based, when they do get jobs where they make enough to rent safe housing, they can be required to move when they have a signed lease.

this is a link to my tldr post if anyone doesn't mind reading long rants. http://waitingforgateau.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-economic-gas-chamber.html

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