Lucy Tompkins

But I think what Alan would say to your question of is this place ultimately helping people and how to look at this balance, I think he'd say you're thinking about this the wrong way.

But I think what Alan would say to your question of is this place ultimately helping people and how to look at this balance, I think he'd say you're thinking about this the wrong way.

He recognizes that people moving into Community First are coming in with all these wounds from living on the streets for usually a decade, plus the, you know, health issues or addictions or family trauma that got them there in the first place.

He recognizes that people moving into Community First are coming in with all these wounds from living on the streets for usually a decade, plus the, you know, health issues or addictions or family trauma that got them there in the first place.

And when they move into community first, all of that doesn't go away. I think what Allen is doing with this model is accepting that and saying we can't fix all of that at this point.

And when they move into community first, all of that doesn't go away. I think what Allen is doing with this model is accepting that and saying we can't fix all of that at this point.

He really feels like what serves this group of people best is a palliative care model.

He really feels like what serves this group of people best is a palliative care model.

Yeah, and I think he does mean it that way.

Yeah, and I think he does mean it that way.

I think the idea of success that a lot of people have in their minds doesn't really apply to this community. And I think in many ways, Alan and his model see those expectations as well-meaning but ultimately unrealistic.

I think the idea of success that a lot of people have in their minds doesn't really apply to this community. And I think in many ways, Alan and his model see those expectations as well-meaning but ultimately unrealistic.

And not only unrealistic, but actually getting in the way of us being able to deal with homelessness in the way that we need to in this country. So many of our systems are designed around temporary fixes and there's all these shifting funding streams.

And not only unrealistic, but actually getting in the way of us being able to deal with homelessness in the way that we need to in this country. So many of our systems are designed around temporary fixes and there's all these shifting funding streams.

And if the ultimate goal is to get people housed and keep them housed, then this model is saying you have to come to terms with the reality of what that looks like and not just what you want it to look like. And until you can do that, you're not going to make a dent in this problem.

And if the ultimate goal is to get people housed and keep them housed, then this model is saying you have to come to terms with the reality of what that looks like and not just what you want it to look like. And until you can do that, you're not going to make a dent in this problem.

Thank you, Michael.

Thank you, Michael.