If you have a multi-colored umbrella, those can be helpful to bring as they make it easier to block out the fascists.

What we're doing now is not working. Housing first has worked many times in many different places. Sure, when you phrase it as "hey come on in and slam heroin in front of a bunch of people trying to get sober" it doesn't sound like the right thing to do, but just because it sounds bad in the most cynical possible framing doesn't mean it's not a huge step up from the patchwork nonsense we're trying now.

Does anyone think our current strategy is working well?

I mean “hey come on in and slam heroin in front of a bunch of people trying to get sober” doesn’t seem like a great plan.

>Plenty of people want to remain homeless so they can keep doing drugs and drinking as they please.

Give them shelter without preconditions and they're more likely to get sober. In other words, the whole "no help until you're sober" rule actually makes it less likely for people to get there.

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Did you even read what the person you responded to said?

Join the intelligence community .

That's actually pretty good turnaround for the people that accepted the program. Sadly many have justified (and sometimes not) great views and experiences with these programs. I wish they was a way to help more people. I'm still surprised so many joined voluntarily.

In other words - 1/3 have received help.

I am surprised it’s only 2/3 tbh.

housed people are much more likely to get sober and healthy than unhoused people, though.

And if McPherson Sq was cleared due to health issues, leaving people to wander off to other encampments doesn't actually solve those issues at all.

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You can't make people accept help or go into shelters. Plenty of people want to remain homeless so they can keep doing drugs and drinking as they please.

good idea-- will cross post it, thanks!

I did not need my social security card but I did need my birth certificate and an approved documentation of my address . It was actually really easy. I lost my SS card a long time ago :/

This is sad. I’m not surprised at all. 😔

its also a federal property. for workers inside. you cant get it

things you have to do for asian foods and when you are an asian :(

its beside the reservoir and I checked its called the pentagon

The Pentagon has their own food court and it's referring to that, the zip code is just causing weird stuff with Google Maps. The area listed in the map is currently the McMillan pit that's being built out.

I do wonder what's going to happen to these erroneous bussiness listings once McMillan is built out in like 6 years.

Why? The location in your screenshot is nowhere near the pentagon

Post also in r/montgomerycountymd ?

May have to go over to Olney and see if I know any of the queens. 😊

The location in this map is actually in NW DC. Not sure why they call it “2024 concessions pentagon”

When I first moved to DC a few years ago, I had two. Now I’m alone and I’ll never go back.

Not sure if this is related, but all federal agencies have zip codes that do not align with their physical location. This is because the mail goes to an off-site screening facility to be irradiated for anthrax (and I assume other things) before it is delivered.