Homeless Crisis in Sudbury – Sharing ideas

I want to share an idea that was given to me concerning the homeless situation. We all know how bad it is out there so there’s no need to focus on that. But I was given an idea.

The idea comes from my former neighbour. He was from another city down south in Ontario. He was a serious hard drugs addict, and he moved here to get away from it all. He eventually quit while he was my neighbour, he still smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol, but he quit the hard stuff.

Each day was a battle for him, he would wake up and want to punch his own head in or bang it against the wall. Even after he was off the hard drugs for more than a year it was still difficult for him. He would always do what he could to help the homeless, give them money or food. Offer them encouragement.

One day we had a campfire and he said he had an idea for how to help the homeless. Every Sunday a bus comes downtown and these people have the option to hop on the bus. No questions asked. They would be taken to a secret location camp, where there are staff and security. They would cook and clean and basically learn to live again. Nothing luxurious. Sleeping on plain mattress in a barracks type of building, there’s a lunch room, and gardens outside, basically living off the land as much as possible. Chopping wood for the wood stove. 3 square meals a day. Devoted staff who love their jobs,

It’s an idea. And really how much would this cost? It’s definitely not in the millions, this is a low cost solution.

I could see my friend had spent many hours thinking about this. It’s the best idea I’ve ever heard regarding the homeless Crisis, and it came from a drug addict who knows what these people are experiencing.

Please share, and if you have ideas of your own please post them here.