https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-14/california-homelessness-epidemic-licensed-tent-villages

The camps are managed by Urban Alchemy, the San Francisco-based nonprofit that has rapidly grown into a multimillion-dollar street services enterprise and embodies an elastic philosophy of shelter.

Aggressive marketing aligned with rising public discontent over homelessness made for a winning strategy. By 2021 it reported $51 million in revenue primarily from contracts for street outreach and shelter operations in San Francisco; Austin, Texas; Portland, Ore.; and Los Angeles.

  • PosadistInevitablity [he/him]
    hexbear
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    edit-2
    9 months ago

    33k annually. I hate Capitalists so fucking much it’s unreal.

    More than a luxury apartment holy shit just give the homeless the money

    agony

    • Ildsaye [they/them]
      hexbear
      4
      9 months ago

      Never doubt that a small group class of thoughtful, committed, citizens ruthless exploiters can change the world ensure that nothing will fundamentally change. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. gui-better