"I hope we don't get the same crowd hanging around this facility we already have hanging around the adult facility (drug dealers, predators, pimps, etc)." -- 2 bits, commenting online on a Deseret News story about a facility for homeless youth.
It occurs to me, then, that we should aim for some segregation in housing the homeless. We want to care for them all, but it is not good to place those who can be free of drugs and such in an environment of drugs and such. If we are to shelter them, we need to shelter them in this manner, as well.
My mind thinks back on someone I knew sent to a homeless shelter maybe 10 months ago. She didn't want to stay there, in part due to the drugs and negative influences. Society's answer for getting them off the street, shouldn't include forcing them into a bad environment. So, let all those who will commit to clean living live in a separate facility, and let them stay there as long as they keep their commitment.
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