Benton Project is Approved!
SOCIAL AND RACIAL JUSTICE
No social issue exists independently. When addressing housing, we must always consider its intersections with identities and justice.
Homelessness disproportionately impacts BIPOC and LBGTQ+ people. By creating a safe housing environment, we can begin to address these disparities.
Addressing homelessness can be an important step in addressing systemic problems in our society. Increasing housing can help individuals and their communities, elevate their social - economic status.
Although it is illegal to discriminate based on gender, sexuality, race, and disability, many shelters or similar programs find subtle ways to do it. Building a facility which is low-barrier will remove the covert ways other programs keep people out.
SOURCES
Reimagining Interim Housing: Stages and Action Areas for Transforming Approaches to Sheltering People Experiencing Homelessness
Discrimination Against Transgender Women Seeking Access to Homeless Shelters
Preventing and Removing Barriers to Housing Security for People With Criminal Convictions
Emergency Calls, Complaints Are Down Near San José's Temporary Housing Sites. So Why Are They Still So Politically Risky?