One of the biggest barriers to ending our homelessness crisis isn’t a lack of money. It’s our ideological divide. On one side is the recovery model, focused on helping people address addiction, mental illness, and instability so they can reach self-sufficiency. On the other
is Housing First, which prioritizes getting people into permanent housing without requiring them to confront the issues that put them on the street in the first place. Housing First works for some. But not for enough. When people are placed into housing without 
support, structure, or accountability, many struggle to maintain it. Eviction becomes common, and for many, it’s the very thing that either pushed them into homelessness or keeps them trapped in it. If eviction is one of the primary drivers of homelessness, then preventing it
should be a central focus. That means pairing housing with expectations, treatment, and real support—before and after placement—not assuming housing alone will solve deeply rooted problems.
Until we bridge this ideological divide, we will continue to spend more and achieve less.
Until we bridge this ideological divide, we will continue to spend more and achieve less.
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