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The Homeless Community That Became a Self-Governed Village

nytimes.comThe Homeless Community in Portland That Became Self-GovernedPortland’s Dignity Village has been a place for people without housing for more than 25 years.

drew mca

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turns out people should be involved in decisions that affect them! in this case, 40x cheaper and 50% higher success rate (60% exit to some form of permanent housing vs 42% at comparable city-run sites).

27/9/26, 12:41 am0 reposts0 likes

drew mca

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“Dignity Village’s annual operating budget: $60,000, or about $1,000 per person. He said Portland’s city-run tiny home villages cost taxpayers approximately $40,000 per person annually.”

drew mca

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“the percentage who exit to some form of permanent housing is significantly higher than the city-run sites — about 60 percent, compared to 42 percent.”