The holiday debates have begone.

“Only two people signed up for this tiny home program. The rest said they like being homeless.”

I have the logic, but not living in Colorado, I don’t have the facts. I do know they’re playing a game of shuffle board with their homeless population after some quick investigation, but nothing specific to the claim. I’ll get the article in reference if I can.

But man, how hard is it to accept that no one “wants” to be homeless.

This doesn’t make it sound like Denver isn’t doing its best.

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    a lot of these shelters will also prohibit substances on the premises and not all of them involve treatment programs, so if you are addicted to a substance (usually fentanyl right now), you’d have to go cold turkey just for housing. you’re expected to get clean on the street and then get housing.

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      It also wouldn’t surprise me if having a prescription for anything other than antibiotics might get you enough side eye to get booted out of or denied entry into a shelter.