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A Portable Shelter for the Homeless? What do you think of this?
Peter Samuelson, a philanthropist trying to promote his invention: a rolling shelter with a mattress and tarp that folds up to resemble a shopping cart. He imagines them lining skid row — mobile homes for folks sleeping on sidewalks in Los Angeles. It's called an EDAR, for Everyone Deserves A Roof.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I think it would cause more problems than it would help.
I agree that it would be stolen by one then another, sold for booze or drugs.
Homeless people need a incentive to stop being homeless, not help to stay homeless.
I would rather see a program like in the great depression that helped migrant workers (Okies).
Watch "The Grapes of Wrath" to understand.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Hello, Peter Samuelson here: peter@edar.org. The article was not entirely accurate. We support full, permanent solutions for our nation's 3 million homeless, two thirds of them unsheltered. But at c. $50,000 per bed generated by building a shelter, do the math: $150 Billion.... never going to happen in this lifetime, is it? EDARs cost $500 each and we give them to the women, children and men sleeping rough. Come with me and visit some old lady on Skid Row and tell her we want her to wait for a permanent bed.... much better to give her an EDAR right away. People have been proposing grandiose solutions for a hundred years. I welcome all of them, but I'm not packing for most to make any visible dent in the challenge.... WWW.EDAR.ORG It is not a perfect solution, but it is immediate, it works and it is one heck of a lot better than a cardboard box on a rainy night.
Source(s): www.edar.org - oldestmeLv 51 decade ago
I would say hooray for this, I remember when I was living in Kansas City, Mo. and they did a news report on this and went to some of the homeless and talked with them. Most of what we heard is that they are homeless at their own choice. And one guy said he wanted it no other way. So to help them is a great idea and it will benefit us in the long run, by being nice to them and saying here is a hand if you want it. Great. Thanks for bringing it up.
- 1 decade ago
It's a great idea - people would have to donate to this charity for it to take effect, because it would be pretty costly, considering the amount of homeless people there are in Los Angeles; unless he's filthy rich and has enough money to invest in it himself ;D
