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Given that transitional housing programs can reduce homeless rates but can…
Given that transitional housing programs can reduce homeless rates but can also cost millions, should the City of Springfield invest in fundraisers/grants for citywide transitional housing programs?
A lot of people experiencing homelessness in Springfield also suffer from substance use disorders. With transitional housing they could be helped with healthcare.(Martha R. Burt)
A FUSE participant's healthcare cost before it will be $6,500 compared to when they are enrolled it will be $574.
The people who have the most benefit with healthcare are those who are homeless struggling with their physical health, mental health and substance use disorders.
Less money being spent
Since there are millions of dollars being spent on healthcare for those who are homeless, if the city of Springfield provided housing programs, they could save money.
(rand.org)
The county saved $1.20 for every dollar spent. If this program was added to Springfield, the city could save a lot of money and use that money to fund things to better the city.
With the program this county had, they saved 6.5 million dollars
Transitional housing is a better alternative than jail to some of those are homeless in the city(rand.org)
" $48,500 a year to treat an inmate with mental illness, versus around $38,000 for an inmate without." (rand.org)
There are also more than 3,300 people in jail who could be treated better somewhere else than there. It costs the city money to take care of people that are in jail, if we could invest in housing programs for the homeless, and keep them out of jail. Overall it would be much cheaper for the government and city.
"The county has diverted more than 2,300 people from the jail through that supportive housing program since 2015."
With investing in housing programs, those who are homeless who are in jail, could get out of jail and be placed into a housing program. When in that housing program, they could get help for their mental health and/or drug abuse so that they are less likely to commit a crime again and end up in jail.
If there were more funding for transitional housing, there would be a lower rate of chronic homelessness in Springfield and make the city pay less due to having less homeless people.(Shawn Moulton.)
When providing housing for the homeless the cost goes down. $16,281 was used less on services when provided with housing. This is a major reason to fund for transitional housing in Springfield.
It cost between $40,000 and $50,000 to provide services for chronically homeless people.
The funding these programs offer would decrease the chronic homelessness. This would be very beneficial for residents in Springfield.
Some people may be against the funding for transitional housing due to the fact there will be many changes such as crime, urban decay and property values.
With transitional housing programs, the rate of hospital visits for the homeless goes down by a lot which can save the city of Springfield a lot of money in the future.(rand.org)
"They needed fewer mental-health checkups, fewer crisis interventions, even fewer months of county general-relief financial support." With the transitional housing programs, those who were homeless are in a way better place mentally, and physically which is very helpful for everybody in the city.
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There were 70% fewer visits to the emergency room in just one year after they had moved into transitional housing program. This is very helpful for the city of Springfield since this could save the city a lot of money with less ER visits.
A person in Los Angeles had over 1 million dollars spent on them in hospital services in just one year. This is due to the fact of being homeless and ill from the homelessness. This happens a lot in Springfield. With transitional housing programs, the money spent on the people would be way less.
Springfield may not decide to invest in certain types of housing programs due to the fact that they are expensive, complicated and there are cerein laws to it
Certain types of transitional housing such as the tiny house villages may be something that Springfield would not like to invest in since there are many laws and states that disagree with it.(Ciara Turner)
However these tiny homes are a great alternative to a traditional home since the cost is way cheaper.
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