Manna

Problems

Criminalization

Fines and $300 ticket for tent being too big or too many tent stakes, Grants Pass, OR

Housing

Must move every 3 days
Must jeopardize job in order to move
Cannot stake tent in ground, so things fly away or get wet

Health

Must sleep outside in rain and snow and get sick
Public bathrooms are locked and homeless rejected to bath

Food

Not allowed to cook with propane in park
Must eat out which is much more expensive than cooking

Community

Public officers and random people harassing them
Cannot regulate who enters your home

Finances

Still must pay for child support
Added barriers to maintain job due to forced moving

We Will Help With

Physical: This refers to the material, tangible aspects of existence—our bodies, the environment, and everything we can perceive with our senses. It encompasses everything from biological functions to the physical world around us.
Mental: This includes our thoughts, consciousness, perception, cognition, and the inner workings of the mind. It deals with how we process information, form beliefs, and experience emotions.
Emotional: Connected to the mental, but focused specifically on our feelings, moods, and emotional responses to experiences. This element influences how we interpret and react to the world around us.
Spiritual: This is often seen as the part of existence that connects individuals to something greater than themselves—whether that's a religious belief, a sense of purpose, or connection to the universe. It involves questions of meaning, morality, and transcendence.
Social: Our relationships and interactions with other people form the social element of existence. This includes culture, community, family, and the roles we play in society.
Psychological: While related to the mental, psychology goes deeper into understanding behavior, mental health, personality, and the factors that shape how we think, feel, and act.
Existential: This element pertains to our sense of identity, purpose, and the larger questions of life. It involves grappling with concepts like free will, fate, the search for meaning, and the inevitability of death.
Environmental: The way we interact with and are affected by the natural world. This includes our physical surroundings and how they impact our health, behavior, and well-being.

Outcomes

Improved and elongated life

Many have quit abusing drugs after proper shelter was given, Housing First Program, Finland
Many have significantly decreased drug use, Finland
If I don't live here, I'll drink more, Finland
People lived longer with shelter, not being subject to criminal cycle within drug abuse problems while living on streets, Finland
Formerly homeless became happier and created less need to abuse drugs, Finland

Ended Long Term Homelessness

Reduced homelessness by 50% after 5 years, Housing First Program, Finland
Established an action plan that will end all homelessness in the country within years, Finland
Those housed have stayed and contributed for 10+ years, Finland
Reduced shltered people by 90%, Finland

Reduced Visual Impact of Homelessness

Homeless are rarely found in sight at any public location, Helsinki, Finland
Made city more pleasant, Finland

Transmuted homeless back to contributing members of society

Those housed cared for and maintained housing, Finland

Reduced government costs

Reduced emergency health care costs, rehousing fees, justice department costs
Saved taxpayers money, Finland

Created space for other emergency needs in shelters

Reduced shelter needs allowing for other people experiencing emergencies in life to use shelter services

Empowered all community members

Formerly homeless are now empowered to take responsibilities, like added work, Finland
Government officials believe they are making a difference in community by outcomes, Finland
Community members have individual opportunities to serve and make a direct difference, Finland

Reduced crime

Made city safer by reducing homeless need to steal, abuse drugs, Finland

Improved country's economy

External investors and companies invest more by showing this is a better, more organized, more clean, more caring place, Finland
Changed and improved physical landscape of country, Finland