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Business districts spend big on security to move homeless people along, but a hygiene hub could actually help.
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In this episode
- Why policing homelessness fails the people it claims to protect
- How hygiene hubs give people a dignified place to meet basic needs
- The case for redirecting security budgets toward real solutions
- What advocates say it takes to shift a community from punishment to care
About this episode
We Could Stop Policing Homelessness and Start HelpingDescription: Many business districts hire security to “solve” homelessness. But these advocates argue they should spend less money on security and more on an idea for helping — a hygiene hub, which anyone can visit to get cleaned up, throw out trash, or even just use the bathroom.
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