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Related: About this forumKing County puts 100K toward programs to bus homeless people out of the county
King County councilmembers this week approved allotting $100,000 toward programs that would bus homeless people out of the area for family reunification.
The funding, part of King Countys supplemental budget, is far more than the $37,000 the county currently spends on family reunification across five programs. But, it represents just a fraction of the $1 million Councilmember Reagan Dunn recently proposed putting toward a "Homeward Bound" program.
These programs help provide homeless people with bus tickets out of the area to reunite with family and loved ones so they can get access to permanent housing. These types of programs -- which are used in cities across the country -- have helped some people navigate out of homelessness, but they have also faced controversy and some officials have questioned how to ensure people are actually getting and staying in permanent housing after relocating.
Dunn, who wants to create a streamlined Homeward Bound program unifying all of the current services in the county, said the $100,000 in funding isn't enough in the long run, but it's a good start.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/king-county-puts-100k-toward-programs-to-bus-homeless-people-out-of-the-county/ar-BBXanFN
SWBTATTReg
(22,112 posts)county and basically, dumping them elsewhere. I'm sure other cities / localities would really appreciate this! STLMO had a problem at one time where the homeless were driven into the city proper of STLMO, and basically dumped off by surrounding cities and their police departments. Can't take care of the problem of the homeless within their own cities so they dumped them off onto STLMO. Really nice.
Bradshaw3
(7,513 posts)The Guardian did a great series on this, including this article:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/20/bussed-out-america-moves-homeless-people-country-study