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In reply to the discussion: Poor Families Recieve 'Supervouchers' To Rent In City's Priciest Buildings (Chicago Gold Coast) [View all]Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)I wish it was possible to take all low income and poor families and give them a second chance. Fact is, the circle of violence, abuse, etc. is difficult to break. When I see 50 year old women encouraging their children to beat the crap out of each other, I'm going to assume they wouldn't be a good candidate for the program. Parents on YouTube getting their kids high? Nope. On the other hand, a single mom with two kids that are both good students living in one of the most dangerous areas of Chicago, get them the hell out of there. Hopefully, they'll be part of the team that finds a realistic fix in the future.
It isn't perfect. But, it could be as close to perfect as we can get for a handful of families.
It's a giant mess, BD, and depressing as hell. I like seeing small victories and pieces of progress. It tells me that people are paying attention and are trying to come up with solutions. They won't all work. The projects themselves had good intentions, but it didn't work out the way everyone had hoped.
We're losing too many kids. If this saves 5, it's worth it. I'm tired of seeing the faces of babies in the Trib.