via boulder outreach for homeless overflow &
The national alliance to end homelessness

Denver data shows that housing chronically homeless people saves money & lives

       " In Denver, PSH saved $15,733 per year, per person in public costs for shelter, criminal justice, health care, emergency room, and behavioral health costs. The savings were enough to completely offset the cost of housing ($13,400) and still save taxpayers $2,373.

        "Researchers have already conducted cost studies like this one in communities across the country. . . . The majority of these studies show significant savings that completely or nearly offset the cost of housing."

http://www.endhomelessness.org/blog/entry/study-data-show-that-housing-chronically-homeless-people-saves-money-lives#.VZS3CulRHIV