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Eric Budd

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Oct 6, 2025, 9:51:08 AMOct 6
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How Cities Are Reimagining Shelter for People Who Are Homeless

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(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.

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