(Photo by Randy Laybourne / Unsplash) *This story was originally published in Real Estate for Good, a newsletter focused on how real estate is about humans – not buildings and money.* Shelters are one of the most contentious topics in the homeless services sector, but a new crop of models seeks to change that paradigm. Homeless shelters have long been criticized as a means of warehousing people who are homeless rather than providing them with a pathway to stable housing. Some unhoused folks have said they experienced violence, sexual abuse and other traumatizing experiences while in shelters.