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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Henry
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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"There's a Better Way" to Assist Homeless
FOR the purpose of encouraging the Administration to examine how best to incorporate elements of Albuquerque, New Mexico's "There's a Better Way" program to assist homeless individuals with work and support into Baltimore's efforts to make homelessness a rare and brief experience.
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Like Baltimore, cities across the United States struggle to address the interrelated problems of providing services and support to homeless individuals and mitigating the safety concerns caused by panhandling on active roads. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, the city is experimenting with an innovative new approach to these concerns that could provide a valuable model to other communities, including Baltimore.
The Albuquerque program, dubbed ?There?s a Better Way? by local officials, has 3 main elements. It includes efforts to connect the city?s homeless with care providers and to get commuters and other concerned citizens to donate directly to a coalition of care providers rather than to give money to panhandlers engaging in dangerous collection efforts in traffic. The third, and perhaps most intriguing, element is an effort to provide homeless individuals and panhandlers with opportunities for a day of paid work on beautification projects.
The daywork element involves an employee with a van from a l...
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