Surplus Government Property: Homeless Help vs. Revenue
Surplus Government Property: Homeless Help vs. Revenue
Turning unloved federal property into homeless services centers has been federal law for a quarter century, but tough times have bureaucrats hoping to shove that tradition into the cold.
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Surplus Government Property: Homeless Help vs. Revenue
Turning unloved federal property into homeless services centers has been federal law for a quarter century, but tough times have bureaucrats hoping to shove that tradition into the cold.
For decades, many organizations that serve the homeless in America have been able to do so with a free supply of surplus property the government wants to unload, but as the recession has caused a spike in America’s homeless ranks, so too has the pressure in Washington to make a buck by selling these properties. (iStockphoto.com)
For the past 25 years, many organizations that serve the homeless in America have been able to do so with a free supply of real estate: surplus federal property that the government no longer wants. Old warehouses have been turned into food banks. Small agency office buildings have been converted to counseling centers. Decommissioned military housing now sometimes shelters the homeless.
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