150 Cities Now Have Housing First Programs

United Press International

Published: Nov. 23, 2007 at 2:58 PM

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A New York-based housing activist says he believes he has proved the best way to end homelessness is to give homes to those living on the streets.

Sam Tsemberis' Housing First has become the official policy in 150 cities, CBS News reports. The housing comes with services, including nurses, drug counselors and social workers.

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