is there a progressive process, one that connects all the agencies to help overcome homelessness?

Question

My outline started with Shelters on top of the list; because it’s basically the first place that one goes to… Followed by 2; Social Services, because it’s the place or rather places that has the resources to help to basically get readjusted… And Rehabilitation came next on the list as number 3, because of the reasons for being in AMCS, whether it be work rehab, substance or medical, the information for other necessary services that may be needed. And work came after all of these because the above helps in stopping the cycle of getting situated and having it start all over again, especially with the same problems. Housing seems to fall in place, next, with the services needed to stabilize the situation, and the financial resources either from one of the social services or from working. And I added research; which could mean getting more involved with the new trade just learned, or learning more about the problem that was just overcome which caused being in AMCS or even a new hobbie to keep focused and growing mentally as much as physically. And of course, volunteer; giving back as we say, to society and those who may need help in AMCS from volunteering to doing reading on the situation and on a perpetual basis even as a fun project.

Answer 1

I'm not sure if I understand your question.. however, you may want to see if there is a homeless coalition in your town .. if not then maybe you should start one. This coalition would bring together agencies and people who can work together to solve the problems

Answer 2

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Answer 3

This would be correct in an ideal situation however many situations do not go ideally. For example there may not be a shelter available. In our area there were over 2000 homeless kids last school yr and less than 150 shelter beds for kids so ppl end up in cars, parks, under bridges, staying with 28n ppl in a 2br 1 ba place, etc. Many shelters will not accept someone who has a substance or mental health problem so that treatment may need to preceed sheltering and to get that treatment there may be a need for medical evaluation to get that there is a need for either medicaid or a free clinic.

Even before shelter in your continium you need to put food because even someone under a bridge or under a plastic drop cloth in the national forest needs to eat to survive to attempt the next steps. And a source of drinkable water and a place for relieving themselves comes before that even because a person can survive longer without food than without these. It seems that these things would be easily available but often they are not even in US. This is even more urgent when you understand that the average homeless person in the US is a child of 7 which means half
the US homeless population is children under 7. For them after basic survival needs comes school if there is to be any real change and school is often the source of basic survival needs such as food, water, clothes, a warm dry place to be during the school day at least and a conduit to other services for them and for their family if they have a family.

Ufortunately in many places services are very uncoordinated.

For one example of how the shelter plus care continium can work much as you suggest please see www.homesforthehomeless.com HFH and it's research and education arm The Institute For Children and Poverty are generally regarded as the outstanding model of what can and should be done to help a family or individual overcome homelesness..Even with HFH however the family can not access help without first going through a major bureaucratic and sometimes life threatening process. Once they reach HFH - if they reach HFH- they do they get help but they can not just go there for help. They have to be sent and referred throught the NYC emergency shelter system. This can be a months long process with little access to basic sanitation, clean food, etc in life threateningly unhealthy conditions. In some senses more rural areas while they have fewer services also have fewer risks and generally although not always at least food is available.

On the HFH site you will find a number of useful research studies as well as anecdotal accounts.

3 other sites that may be useful to you are
www.naehcy.org
www.secondharvest.org
http://caringhandsmin.tripod.com