In such polarizing times, it was refreshing to read an article that highlights the positive impact transitional housing may have on the Santa Barbara community .
Due to homelessness being such a complex issue, it is hard for many to have hope that housing projects, such as La Posada, will work. Additionally, it does not help when the mainstream media sheds light on the bad or negative side of homelessness when there are plenty of opportunities to highlight all the work being done to address it or find a solution. However, as a future social worker, I have learned that offering unhoused individuals with some form of stable housing is better than them sleeping on the streets or in their cars.
In my coursework, I have also learned that the only true answer for homelessness is not only housing, but affordable housing specifically. Unfortunately, with the current state of our housing crisis, it seems that this is not going to be possible. Therefore, I think that tiny home villages or even refurbished shipping containers would be a more cost-effective way to address our housing crisis.