Resources find that having a housing-first philosophy is the best evidence-based solution to homelessness. Often, institutions and agencies have a resources-first model, which has been shown and proven to be a failed method. The housing-first approach is guided by the belief that people need basic necessities like food and a place to live before attending to anything else. Resources-first approaches provide services for mental health, recovery support, and other such aides in order to get to the root cause of someone’s particular struggle that is leading to them being houseless. “It’s never black and white,” Hashko said. “A lot of people say they are doing housing first, resources second, but they are not … Housing-first is just saying ‘Listen. Let’s not worry about fixing a person. Let’s just help them live in a place, get them into a place, and then whatever they need afterward, we will support them.’” Altogether, it's been about six years since Bigger Vision Films started working on Beyond The Bridge. You can learn more about the documentary and watch behind-the-scenes footage on their YouTube page. They look forward to a late 2023 or early 2024 release date, followed by a tour consisting of watch parties. You can watch Under the Bridge on Amazon Prime. Keep up with Bigger Vision Films, Hashko, and Sawyer on their website at https://asolutiontohomelessness.com/
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