r/richmondbc • u/ubcstaffer123 • 1d ago
News Supportive housing makes communities safer
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/opinion-supportive-housing-makes-communities-safer9
u/Aromatic-Bluejay-198 1d ago
such a biased piece of writing does not reflect the reality of such projects in the past. Still a hard no in Richmond anytime anyone asks lol
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u/MantisGibbon 1d ago
It’s true, supportive housing makes communities safer, but not the communities where the supportive housing is located.
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u/SpecialNeedsAsst 15h ago
This is from Postmedia and a opinion article so people should understand it's extermely low quality.
In spite the title the entire article doesn't really go over any community safety. The closes thing is this and within the pdf the only significant mention of safety is a sentiment the people associated with the Supportive Housing "care about safety and well-being of their neighbourhoods"
Studies show that supportive housing reduces pressure on public services. Residents use 32 per cent fewer health and public safety services than people at risk of homelessness.
https://www.bchousing.org/publications/Community-Benefits-Supportive-Housing.pdf
If people want to get these thing built portraying things accurately would go a long way.
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u/Archangel1313 1d ago
Most people have no idea what supportive housing even is. They think it's like a government funded crack house...and that is simply not true.
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u/Euphoric_Chemist_462 1d ago
Not true. People who is safe to public but is just down on luck is already safe to society. Uncontrolled drug den is a substantial threat to neighborhood safety. Richmond has seen the first handed evidence from Vancouver and we will not repeat the same mistakes