This article explores the shift in perspective needed to effectively combat homelessness, highlighting the importance of collaboration, evidence-based solutions, and recognizing the root causes of this issue. It emphasizes the crucial roles of stable housing, employment, and fostering a sense of self-worth in the recovery process.
These success stories were possible because of a shift in perspective: once residents understood homelessness as a shared, fixable problem, their approach changed. Diverse coalitions started investing in evidence-based solutions and everyone got to enjoy the collective benefits that come from solving homelessness.
By creating more work experiences, business leaders and social enterprises can play a vital role in solving homelessness — all while helping their own bottom line. And our friends at Mould Empower Serve and Voortrekker Corridor Improvement District both work with SPAR branches to connect clients to full-time employment and temporary work such as pamphlet distribution.
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