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Do you think increasing funding for shelters will truly help, or will it lead to other challenges?

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 @9KBWN8H  from Wisconsin  answered…8mos8MO

A little bit of both but overall a crisis necessity

 @9W5KFX8 from Wisconsin  answered…8mos8MO

it would help, but we should also have more locations for accessibility and also higher numbers of people

 @9VVKFRX from Wisconsin  answered…9mos9MO

Yes it will allow cities to feel safe and more inclusive. It will create a gateway for people to get on their feet

 @9VSXXJZ from Wisconsin  answered…9mos9MO

No it wouldn't because some people are turned away for other reasons

 @9VRTBQW from Wisconsin  answered…9mos9MO

lead to other challenges dew to the fact that there is people who already don't go so I t wouldn't do anything

 @9VMYCGD from Wisconsin  answered…9mos9MO

Other challenges, I think it would be beneficial but the shelters would be more occupated.

 @9VNJ4Y4 from Wisconsin  answered…9mos9MO

It would lead to more challenges because they have to be able to spend more money on making the shelter better for the people that are going to live there and so that they can find a way to help the homeless people even more.

 @9VGZTCX from Wisconsin  answered…9mos9MO

I think it will help by giving more opportunities to homeless citizens.

 @9VGLJMS from Wisconsin  answered…9mos9MO

I think it will truely help when they dont have to turn people away but the funding should be used to provide learning and job aids

 @9VFDPHN from Wisconsin  answered…9mos9MO

It would make people work less hard because they can just go to a homeless shelter

 @9V82WWHDemocrat from Wisconsin  answered…9mos9MO

I believe that it could help greatly, but I also fear that there could be an incline with homeless.

 @9VRWK2K from Wisconsin  answered…9mos9MO

I think it'd probably help get them more food and clothes and stuff like that, but I don't think it'd make more homeless people want to go there.

 @9VRF8T7 from Wisconsin  answered…9mos9MO

It should lead to more help, and hopefully destimgatize homelessness.

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