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Chronic homelessness easier to solve than manage

Chronic homelessness easier to solve than manage

Chronic homelessness may seem like a daunting issue to tackle — but there is a strong argument to say it’s easier and more cost-effective to solve it than manage it. Obstacles to a solution include a defeatist view that homelessness is far too complex and expensive a...

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Prevention is better than cure 

Prevention is better than cure 

By Denise Carey, CEO, HOME  An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Benjamin Franklin was talking about fire risks when he uttered this phrase in the 18th century, but it’s equally apt for summing up the most effective response to homelessness in Bermuda...

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We pay to do nothing about homelessness

We pay to do nothing about homelessness

Bermuda pays a heavy price for tolerating homelessness. The less we do as a community to address the issue, the more it costs us—financially, as well as in terms of human misery and social upheaval. So said HOME CEO & Executive Director Denise Carey during a panel...

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