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/Possible_Resolution4 10d ago

I don’t think it’s because shelters are full, it’s that they don’t want to live in the shelter.

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u/IArePositivitymagnet 9d ago

My impression was that shelters were logistically terrible. That you had to leave the building by (all times are SWAGs) 8 am, no possessions may remain return between 3:30 - 5 to apply/register for the next night, last entry at 8 pm.

Lockers required for personal item storage. Restrooms & Lockers close from 9 to 7:30, with restroom courtesy windows at 1:15 & 4. That sort of jazz.

Difficult to call that 'living' in a shelter, lol.