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St. Louis mayor says former workhouse site could be used for tiny homes

2y 2mon ago by midwest.social/u/nix in stlouis@midwest.social from www.stltoday.com

This looks like a housing-first approach to resolving homelessness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_First

My concern with it is how far away it is from amything. it's an hour by bus to the nearest library (which a lot of unhoused/poor people rely on for various services) and a 30 minute ride to the closest groceries (Save A Lot). I don't think it's very close to any social services either.

I'm not fully against because more housing is good, but I wish it was a more holistic approach. Maybe they'll include some on premise services tho.