- Joined
- Jun 13, 2016
SRO’s were remarkably good at keeping the homeless population lower in cities, NYC and Chicago. NYC still has SROs but the real estate boom closed most of them. BP lolcow Luna lives in a SRO in Westchester County. However, would prefer an govt funded apartment to trash and do drugs in after her tough day shoplifting, Medicaid doctor shopping and Medicaidtransport cabs to her Medicaid funded methadone clinic.This isn't for her. This is for the kind of person who wants reasonable privacy to drink themself to death without the uncertainty and hassle of homeless/tent living, and without the community-building exercises do-gooders require.
SRO’s were unique ecosystems in cities and seemed to work better than free homeless shelters, where you have to be in a program and deal with social workers. It was low cost but the fact these men paid rent mattered and The “mission” (free shelter) was the tier you didn’t want to drop down too.