r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Garey_Coleman • 10d ago

Where are the homeless supposed to go?

Cities have been cracking down on homeless people so they can’t have encampments or stay on sidewalks. At the same time usually the shelters are full. So those who are unable to get into a shelter, where are they supposed to go?

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u/CraftsArtsVodka 10d ago

Many cities have a lot of beds available in shelters but the homeless don't want to go there because there are rules they don't want to abide by.

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u/ABecoming 8d ago

A geniune question: Do they store stuff or do the homeless need to risk having their stuff stolen?

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u/CraftsArtsVodka 8d ago

I think there is a limit to what they can bring in with them.

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u/Alt2221 9d ago

mind if i add some details to your comment? a lot of shelters (in my neck of the woods) have rules such as:
1. no drugs
2. no pets
3. no couples (couples usually like having sex, which would obviously be a problem in a communal shelter)

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u/--sheogorath-- 9d ago

Also no worldly possessions, mandatory religious service, and a curfew that limits your jobs to conveniently the labor company the shelter has a contract with.

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u/etcpt 9d ago

How blessed your neck of the woods is to have such a surplus of shelter beds! Please reach out to your nearest city that has more shelter-seeking rule-following folks than beds and offer to help alleviate their burden.