Concisely: Project 50 houses the 50 homeless folks targeted as the "hardest to house" on skid row. The targets are given a furnished room with the only requirement being 30% of his/her income going towards rent.
In depth video detailing the Project recipients and the successes/challenges of the program found here: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-homeless-project50,0,4610742.htmlstory
Being unfamiliar with LA's history towards the homeless, while simultaneously contemplating various initiatives such as: Homes not Jails and homeless deterrent benches/sprinklers/fences/etc, questions began to surface:
~How have planners contributed to the issues surrounding homelessness? What's been specific to LA?
~Have our initiatives helped or worsened the problem? And from whose perspective?
~What do planners have to say about "housing as a human right?"
Answers or opinions? Anyone?
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