[PeterPrinciple]

I’d rather see this kind of thing than a lot of other ways to deal with the problem. Set up the shop and train the homeless people to make them for others. Being productive and self-sufficient is the best way to move them out of poverty and dependency.

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I ran a freedom house for guys out of prison. Local churches thought i was being mean to them for making them pay rent so they started a free one.....................

[alexander_busek]

Local churches thought i was being mean to them for making them pay rent so they started a free one...

And?! You've stopped at the most-interesting part! What happened then? Unintended consequences? Did your "freedom house" continue to thrive, while the church-operated one collapsed into anarchy?

Don't be coy!

You're obvious a guy with far more experience in these matters than anyone else here, so...

Regards,