The 50 tiny cabins on Park Street in Chatham are almost ready for inhabitants.
It is hoped some of the pressure of homelessness is eased with this project, which municipal officials are showcasing to the media on Wednesday.
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Homelessness isn’t the problem! Drug addiction and mental health need to be dealt with. Those will be destroyed in a week! Anyone who is actually just homeless would never live there with all the zombies!
Couldn’t have said it any better
Take a before and after video.
Any betting pools going on for how long it will take for those ppl to destroy the new homes? Going by the continous destructive behavior we have witnessed.among the encampment folks and the toral lack of respect for themselves, property, and otheers..I give it three months .
At least we’re doing something and not spending stupid money on a usless ice pad and now the water front.
Treat the drug issue first and then give them a place to live. Anyone let to live there without first treating the addiction is only giving them another place to destroy and continue to do their drugs. The ones that are homeless due to different circumstances deserve a hand up first and will appreciate and respect it. Look at families and veterans that need help first.
The way Ck municipality looks after things it’ll be ghetto for the city and the tax burden to all the municipalities tax payers of the amalgamation will go on forever. You have seniors paying high taxes supporting these cabins yet the Ck municipality does nothing to assist the ones in a fix income.
Im hopeful. Is all I can say. Im sure there are 50 people without severe mental health or addictions that will really benefit from this.
Yes! Absolutely!!
Way to go Chatham Kent so many negative comments. This is a great option for those that qualify and are willing to follow the rules. I heard that those living here must agree to enter drug rehab and follow certain guidelines otherwise they do not qualify to live here. It will weed out those that want help and are looking to better their situation and those that don’t.
Im actually rather appalled by the ignorance of the comments so far. Drugs addiction/ mental health exist together ( comorbid) First off where’s your common sense and any shred of human decency? A basic need is shelter. A basic need we all have here who are commenting meanwhile these unfortunate people have not even a toilet… food to eat.. above all they’re being treated as though they chose to become homeless. No one chooses addiction/mental health issues or homelessness. Who are any of you to judge ?. The city of Chatham has done something special for these people who are at rock bottom. Apparently not enough education, lack of empathy, and judgmental attitudes are the problem .
I was addicted to drugs for over 20 years and yes it is a choice, they choose to wake up everyday and put a pipe or a needle in their arm everyday, they choose not to go look for a job they choose not to seek help but instead steal everyone else stuff they worked hard for. They could have gotten help before mental health problems start to set in but they chose not too. Not saying every homeless person is a drug addict but 90% of them are and you can’t feel sorry for them especially when they do nothing to help themselves
Thank you Rachel! I couldn’t have said better myself!
Thank you.
I live in the windsor area and personally know a few people experiencing homelessness and they are not addicts they are struggling to just find a job. Yes there are a majority experiencing addiction and mental illness issues but we should never judge anyone unless in their shoes!
What is the cost?