Call 211 for help for the homeless
Mayor Plante has tweeted to call attention to a new three-digit service: call 211 if you are aware of a homeless person needing help. It’s especially important during a cold snap.
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Blork 12:01 on 2019-12-19 Permalink
Interesting initiative. I wonder how many people will use the 211 number. It’s not for emergencies (that would be 911) and it’s not for intoxicated people. So how many people will see someone shivering in a doorway and will then initiate contact with the person (which seems like the right thing to do — you don’t just call 211 to hunt down a shelter for the person without asking them about it first), then go through the possibly long and arduous process of mediating a shelter arrangement between the person on the phone and the person in the doorway.
It would be nice if we were all so generous, but I have my doubts…
dhomas 12:07 on 2019-12-19 Permalink
Some people don’t act on things that they feel they have no power to change. “The poor fellow is freezing! But what can I do?”. This 211 initiative empowers people to make a difference.
Joey 14:34 on 2019-12-19 Permalink
@Blork I would have thought the opposite – calling 211 allows you to “do something” without engaging with the homeless person…
Jonathan 14:40 on 2019-12-19 Permalink
This discussion is weird. Homeless people or people who are on the brink of homelessness are also able to call this number… I think it is meant as a resource for these folks to reach out more than bystanders.
Many of my friends (and even my partner) work with support services, so this is a great resource for them to call in to get info for and refer their clients who may be on the verge of losing their housing or threatened with being kicked out of their housing.
Hamza 16:37 on 2019-12-19 Permalink
Just wanted to say that website is really , really bad. Like frustrating to navigate.
Blork 20:13 on 2019-12-19 Permalink
Agree that the website is not great.
Joey, homeless people, even when cold, are people. You don’t just phone up and book them a room at a shelter without asking them first if they even want to go to a shelter or if they have a way to get there. What are you going to do, find them a room and then just announce “I found you a room at ZZZ shelter, 20 blocks from here. Bye!” and then walk away?
Blork 20:14 on 2019-12-19 Permalink
@dhomas, I have no doubt there are some people who will do that, but unfortunately they’re a minority. 🙁
Mitch 21:54 on 2019-12-20 Permalink
I think it’s a very commendable initiative. Meanwhile, someone should inform our Mayer that this is how the STM treats homeless people in -20 conditions – https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10221719386236367&set=a.2265020347451&type=3&theater