Christchurch property manager Shona Saunders is breaking the mould of property management by working with people like Kelly to get them off the streets. JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF The unnamed man was housed roughly a month after being accepted into the Housing First program. The unnamed man had problems with substance abuse and was constantly in trouble with the law, spending over ten years living in bushes and hedges. Housing specialist Debbie Watson said Housing First would have a lot less rentals to offer without the help of Saunders. IAIN MCGREGOR/Stuff The Housing First scheme helped Michael Apanui go from being homeless on the streets of Christchurch to living in a home.

Source: Stuff December 01, 2019 06:45 UTC