Wow! Thanks for following up on this research. I tend to trust the work that Idaho Policy Institute (and their lead researcher, who I won't name here). This will certainly raise my 'critical thinking' awareness when looking at their publications. I have looked a great deal into their New Path Home report, and even with all of their financial assumptions, the reality is that their specific type of PSH is unsustainable (we are seeing the indicators of this as funding sources start to dwindle away and the City has to take on a more significant burden of operational funding)
Unfortunately, this is one of the many dominoes that has fallen in place (strategically by City Leadership) to coerce the Task Force to recommend a poor location for an unsafe and ineffective shelter model.
My hope is that City leadership, non-profit leaders, advocates for the housing insecure, and all Boise citizens will look at this issue as critically as you have.
As a first responder in the Shoreline area, I know that large low-barrier congregate shelter (the IFS model) is not safe! The families and individuals experiencing homelessness are not safe in a congregate shelter, and the surrounding community public safety suffers.
Wow! Thanks for following up on this research. I tend to trust the work that Idaho Policy Institute (and their lead researcher, who I won't name here). This will certainly raise my 'critical thinking' awareness when looking at their publications. I have looked a great deal into their New Path Home report, and even with all of their financial assumptions, the reality is that their specific type of PSH is unsustainable (we are seeing the indicators of this as funding sources start to dwindle away and the City has to take on a more significant burden of operational funding)
Unfortunately, this is one of the many dominoes that has fallen in place (strategically by City Leadership) to coerce the Task Force to recommend a poor location for an unsafe and ineffective shelter model.
My hope is that City leadership, non-profit leaders, advocates for the housing insecure, and all Boise citizens will look at this issue as critically as you have.
As a first responder in the Shoreline area, I know that large low-barrier congregate shelter (the IFS model) is not safe! The families and individuals experiencing homelessness are not safe in a congregate shelter, and the surrounding community public safety suffers.