The number of people who became unhoused in
And in most places around the country, cities rely on shelters to accommodate people who are unhoused. Families are separated. There’s a 90-day stay limit. There’s little to no security for personal belongings. And at dawn, everyone’s asked to leave, rain or shine.
Today on Where We Live, we hear from the founder of It's a housing model where people live together with their families and stay for as long as they need to, which can improve health outcomes for unhoused people.
Their tents are provided with electricity. Everyone has lockers for personal belongings. And they say their health has improved. Residents are hoping to live in prefabricated tiny homes set up on site so they can live safely.
Later, we talk about the health impact on people without housing.
GUESTS:
- Suki Godek: an unhoused activist living at Rosette Village
- Mark Colville: the housing activist behind
- New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker
- Instructor in Emergency Medicine and the Co-Director of the Yale Emergency Scholars Fellowship
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