{"id":2917,"date":"2013-09-17T08:14:58","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T15:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/?p=2917"},"modified":"2013-09-17T08:14:58","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T15:14:58","slug":"the-homeless-two-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/?p=2917","title":{"rendered":"The Homeless Two-step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">If it wasn\u2019t so pathetic, watching the city\u2019s \u2018shock and awe\u2019 closing of the homeless camp on Gladys avenue and the outcome would have been hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>The expression on Mayor Banman\u2019s face when the answer to the question he and council have been ignoring: \u201cif you close the camp, where are the homeless suppose to go?\u201d turned out to be 100 meters along Gladys back to the spot the city had spread with chicken feces must have been quite a sight to behold.<\/p>\n<p>Ignoring reality does not change reality.<\/p>\n<p>Although Abbotsford\u2019s mayor and council appear convinced that if they keep doing the same thing over and over and over, year after year, decade after decade, they will eventually get a result they will like.<\/p>\n<p>I have watched a decade of mayors and councils chase the homeless from camp to camp around and around and around and around Abbotsford. Mayors and councils apparently unable to grasp the simple concept that if the homeless have no option but to camp, the homeless will camp no matter how often the city forces them to move.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by the media where the homeless were suppose to go Mayor Banman stated they were working with local agencies on that.<\/p>\n<p>EXCEPT the local agency that has a funding agreement in place with BC Housing under which Abbotsford Community Services will receive funding to construct 20 units of first stage housing (using the Housing First model); the agreement provides additional funding for services to support the residents.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pathways to Housing, Inc., of New York City, a program that created the Housing First model won the 2005 American Psychiatric Association Gold Achievement Award in the category of community-based programs. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Considering the reductions in chronic homelessness achieved in the United States using the Housing First approach, that countries in Europe are also using Housing First principles to reduce their chronic homelessness, Abbotsford\u2019s use of chicken feces against the homeless and the spectacular fizzle of the \u2018closing\u2019 of the homeless camp across from the Salvation Army&#8230;&#8230;.using Housing First to reduce homelessness in Abbotsford would seem to be so much of a \u2018no brainer\u2019, it should be right up council\u2019s alley.<\/p>\n<p>Instead we have the city muttering about \u2018Right Location\u2019 to excuse their failure to have rezoned the property proposed for ACS\u2019s first stage housing.<\/p>\n<p>Under Housing First principles the property ACS proposes to use, while it may not be the \u2018Right Location\u2019 [politically correct speak for <strong>NIMBY<\/strong>], is the Best location \u2013 in my opinion and the opinion of others who have advised council for years that Housing First is a best practice that has proven effective in reducing homelessness around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, rather than re-zoning the ACS property, council remains committed to chasing the homeless from spot to spot around Abbotsford; apparently believing that if they chase the homeless long enough and hard enough, council will get a different outcome at some point.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of being committed, Albert Einstein defined Insanity as <em>\u201cdoing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Come to think of it&#8230;&#8230;.unsoundness of mind would certainly explain council\u2019s decisions, actions and behaviours over the past decade.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Post Script:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I am sure that the new tenant at the camp on Gladys across from the Salvation Army is very appreciative of the city making the previous tenants move and the job done removing the debris and making the camp habitable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/NewCamper.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2918\" title=\"NewCamper\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/NewCamper.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/NewCamper.jpg 656w, https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/NewCamper-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If it wasn\u2019t so pathetic, watching the city\u2019s \u2018shock and awe\u2019 closing of the homeless camp on Gladys avenue and the outcome would have been hilarious. The expression on Mayor Banman\u2019s face when the answer to the question he and council have been ignoring: \u201cif you close the camp, where are the homeless suppose to go?\u201d turned out to be 100 meters along Gladys back to the spot the city had spread with chicken feces must have been quite a sight to behold. Ignoring reality does not change reality. Although Abbotsford\u2019s mayor and council appear convinced that if they keep doing the same thing over and over and over, year after year, decade after decade, they will eventually get a result they will like. I have watched a decade of mayors and councils chase the homeless from camp to camp around and around and around and around Abbotsford. Mayors and councils apparently unable to grasp the simple concept that if the homeless have no option but to camp, the homeless will camp no matter how often the city forces them to move. When asked by the media where the homeless were suppose to go Mayor Banman stated they were working with local agencies on that. EXCEPT the local agency that has a funding agreement in place with BC Housing under which Abbotsford Community Services will receive funding to construct 20 units of first stage housing (using the Housing First model); the agreement provides additional funding for services to support the residents. Pathways to Housing, Inc., of New York City, a program that created the Housing First model won the 2005 American Psychiatric Association Gold Achievement Award in the category of community-based programs. Considering the reductions in chronic homelessness achieved in the United States using the Housing First approach, that countries in Europe are also using Housing First principles to reduce their chronic homelessness, Abbotsford\u2019s use of chicken feces against the homeless and the spectacular fizzle of the \u2018closing\u2019 of the homeless camp across from the Salvation Army&#8230;&#8230;.using Housing First to reduce homelessness in Abbotsford would seem to be so much of a \u2018no brainer\u2019, it should be right up council\u2019s alley. Instead we have the city muttering about \u2018Right Location\u2019 to excuse their failure to have rezoned the property proposed for ACS\u2019s first stage housing. Under Housing First principles the property ACS proposes to use, while it may not be the \u2018Right Location\u2019 [politically correct speak for NIMBY], is the Best location \u2013 in my opinion and the opinion of others who have advised council for years that Housing First is a best practice that has proven effective in reducing homelessness around the world. Unfortunately, rather than re-zoning the ACS property, council remains committed to chasing the homeless from spot to spot around Abbotsford; apparently believing that if they chase the homeless long enough and hard enough, council will get a different outcome at some point. Speaking of being committed, Albert Einstein defined Insanity as \u201cdoing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.\u201d Come to think of it&#8230;&#8230;.unsoundness of mind would certainly explain council\u2019s decisions, actions and behaviours over the past decade. Post Script: I am sure that the new tenant at the camp on Gladys across from the Salvation Army is very appreciative of the city making the previous tenants move and the job done removing the debris and making the camp habitable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,13,45,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-point-of-view","category-homeless","category-issues","category-municipal"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Homeless Two-step - James W. 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Although Abbotsford\u2019s mayor and council appear convinced that if they keep doing the same thing over and over and over, year after year, decade after decade, they will eventually get a result they will like. I have watched a decade of mayors and councils chase the homeless from camp to camp around and around and around and around Abbotsford. Mayors and councils apparently unable to grasp the simple concept that if the homeless have no option but to camp, the homeless will camp no matter how often the city forces them to move. When asked by the media where the homeless were suppose to go Mayor Banman stated they were working with local agencies on that. EXCEPT the local agency that has a funding agreement in place with BC Housing under which Abbotsford Community Services will receive funding to construct 20 units of first stage housing (using the Housing First model); the agreement provides additional funding for services to support the residents. Pathways to Housing, Inc., of New York City, a program that created the Housing First model won the 2005 American Psychiatric Association Gold Achievement Award in the category of community-based programs. Considering the reductions in chronic homelessness achieved in the United States using the Housing First approach, that countries in Europe are also using Housing First principles to reduce their chronic homelessness, Abbotsford\u2019s use of chicken feces against the homeless and the spectacular fizzle of the \u2018closing\u2019 of the homeless camp across from the Salvation Army&#8230;&#8230;.using Housing First to reduce homelessness in Abbotsford would seem to be so much of a \u2018no brainer\u2019, it should be right up council\u2019s alley. Instead we have the city muttering about \u2018Right Location\u2019 to excuse their failure to have rezoned the property proposed for ACS\u2019s first stage housing. Under Housing First principles the property ACS proposes to use, while it may not be the \u2018Right Location\u2019 [politically correct speak for NIMBY], is the Best location \u2013 in my opinion and the opinion of others who have advised council for years that Housing First is a best practice that has proven effective in reducing homelessness around the world. Unfortunately, rather than re-zoning the ACS property, council remains committed to chasing the homeless from spot to spot around Abbotsford; apparently believing that if they chase the homeless long enough and hard enough, council will get a different outcome at some point. Speaking of being committed, Albert Einstein defined Insanity as \u201cdoing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.\u201d Come to think of it&#8230;&#8230;.unsoundness of mind would certainly explain council\u2019s decisions, actions and behaviours over the past decade. 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