An 18 million dollar investment in a pair of hotels transformed into housing for the homeless.
You would think Baltimore had taken a major step forward in serving its most vulnerable citizens, but some residents say problems remain in the city’s network of shelters.
“Anybody says anything, ‘Well, we’re going to put you out on the street,’ and it’s freezing out here,” said Zelma Fortune, who says a credit problem originally landed her on the street.
Those who have long tried to provide for the disenfranchised on the streets continue those efforts today even if its just a hot meal for those the city is already supposed to be feeding.
“Children are not being nourished. Mothers are not being nourished,” says Homeless Specialist Christina Flowers says the city’s institutional approach to serving the homeless has come at a cost, “They’re already in shelters and, yes, some of them did come from encampments, but it’s kind of better in the encampment when you can have a decent meal and not be fed like you’re a prisoner.”