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Mexico City to Replace Shelters with ‘Care Communities’ for Homeless
Mexico City, October 8 – In a significant shift in its social policy, the government of Mexico City announced yesterday its plan to replace traditional shelters with new ‘Care Communities’ aimed at ensuring that people experiencing homelessness can fully reclaim their rights. The initiative, spearheaded by Head of Government Clara Brugada, seeks to create dignified and comprehensive support systems for the city’s most vulnerable population.
A New Model of Dignified Support
Clara Brugada outlined the core features of these innovative ‘Care Communities.’ They are envisioned as spaces that offer more than just a roof over one’s head. Key provisions include private rooms, access to health services, employment training programs, and even facilities for pets. A strong emphasis will be placed on the well-being of children and maintaining family unity, ensuring that families can stay together while receiving support.
“The task is to reconcile rights. It is to guarantee that populations in street situations can see the options of the Care Communities as an alternative, not as a mandatory place. That is the great objective,” stated Clara Brugada, underscoring the voluntary nature and empowering goal of the new model.
Beyond Shelters: Comprehensive Outreach and Data Collection
In addition to the ‘Care Communities,’ the new strategy includes the establishment of day centers and the deployment of mobile service brigades. These brigades will work to build trust with individuals experiencing homelessness, offering services directly on the streets. To ensure the effectiveness and adaptability of these policies, a permanent census of the homeless population will also be conducted.
Pablo Yanes, Secretary of Well-being and Social Equality for Mexico City, highlighted the importance of data collection: “The census will be a permanent, regular institutional activity that allows us to know the problems that exist each year; the evolution, the transformations that exist to have policies with much greater impact.” This continuous data will inform and refine the city’s approach to homelessness.
Restoring Rights and Rebuilding Lives
The overarching goal of the ‘Care Communities’ is to offer a new model of rights restitution, moving away from the previous shelter system. As Head of Government Brugada shared on her official social media account, the aim is to ensure “nobody has the street as a destiny and that everyone finds an open door with comprehensive mental health care and support to rebuild their life project. In this city, no one is left over and no one should be invisible.”
This initiative represents a proactive step by the Mexico City government to address the complex challenges of homelessness with a focus on dignity, comprehensive care, and long-term solutions for social reintegration.
Source: oncenoticias.digital
