@IAJO163 Many of those in shelter are there waiting for housing. The reason for this is the cost of rent and the policy is weighted to those in shelters being placed first. The reason I mentioned having smaller affordable units-people wouldn't need the voucher. US cities have a large homeless as how our budgetary pie is allocated. Other international cities have partial percentage, whereas as the article mentions-DC's is 1%. People wait a long time for vouchers-if more appropriate options were available for the more mentally afflicted-the scenarios described in the article wouldn't take place. Also after being in a shelter for that amount of time there is certainly knowledge beforehand who is capable of functioning on their own. The result will be that building will be filled primarily with ex-homeless-many who could integrate with society-while driving out the ordinary citizens. This is therefore defeating the whole purpose of attempting to integrate the mentally ill-becuase the building will essentially become a pseudo institution.

@think-freely I am understanding of "want" Those who want to reenter society at a productive level will take advantage of what's being offered. The indecisive will continue to repeat the cycle.