Housing for homeless, rat control, food gardens
The resident would spend $2M on housing to get people off the street, rodent control for a cleaner community, and food gardens for residents who cannot afford store prices.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
How I would spend $2M would be to put more housing to get the homeless off the street and to take care of the rat problems that we have to have a cleaner and healthier community.
Who it helps and why
Last thing, more food gardens, for fresh vegetables for community that cannot afford store prices. More gardening instead of more parks. That's how I would spend $2M on those exact things to make the community a lot better. Thank you for letting me share.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- August 7, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Homelessness & shelter from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (26 matching)
- Use public buildings as overnight sheltersThe resident asks the City to use public buildings to provide overnight shelter for unhoused people so they can better participate in the community.2026–27City-wideSubmitted in Korean
- Portable home village for people experiencing homelessnessBuy about 1,000 portable homes to form a small village for homeless residents, with social workers on hand to help them regain independence.2026–27City-wide
- Heating and cooling centers for those without A/C or heatResident asks for heating and cooling centers for people lacking A/C or heat, or installing heating and cooling systems in buildings that lack them.2026–27City-wideSubmitted in Korean
2024–25 (39 matching)
- Long-term shelter with stipends for ages 16-28Resident asks for shelters serving a wider age range of 16 to 28 and long-term stays with a monthly stipend, noting young adults over 23 get little help.2024–25City-wide
- Address street homelessness at Mass Ave and Melnea CassResident is concerned about people experiencing homelessness, drug use and trash near Mass Ave and Melnea Cass Blvd and says the area feels unsafe and unsightly.2024–25City-wide
- Support shelters, housing and community buildingsResident asks the City to support shelters, housing and local community buildings.2024–25City-wide