Comments about ‘Local philanthropist Jack Gallivan hopes to end homelessness in Utah’

Jack ought to open up his house and have them live with him.

I applaud any efforts from private citizens and organizations to help with this problem and others. We need more people like Mr. Gallivan to lead the way in this so that government doesn't step in to do it. Most importantly, any efforts to assist anyone should be directed toward helping them become self-reliant, not just giving them whatever they need in perpetuity so that they become dependent.

This is a clever idea.

“The housing-first approach has saved the state $3.3 million . . . .”

And successful, too. Kudos to Mr. Gallivan and the other donors, past and future, who will pledge 1% of their income one time for this kindly cause.

Thanks to Jack Gallivan,"Big Champ",a community giant who has made Salt Lake City and the entire state a modest, welcome community for everyone!

We can sure see that Flashback cares about people other than themselves.

"It is impossible to help someone who is not in need." was the saying my dad always taught me and he is very correct. I applaud the efforts of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mr. Gallivan and many others who attempt to make a difference.

Unless those who are homeless will consistently give very significantly of their own time and free will we will always be fighting this battle.

The great thing about being an American is we all, regardless of age, color skin, religious preference, or any other thing, have opportunity to provide for ourselves and become wealthy.

I will gladly contribute, as will many thousands of Utahans, 1% of my annual income to assist those who are homeless on the condition that those who receive of this means will give of themselves to make the communities where they live better, by forsaking the vices that pull them down, and be wise stewards of what little they may have. They can serve their neighbors, community, churches, governments, charities, which will build their character and present themselves worthy of hire.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Mr. Gallivan will be successful when Utahans are well assured ALL of the money will be applied correctly in the right places and to the right people.

I have five $100 dollar bills to be donated to such a cause outside of the my normal contribution to the Fast Offering fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Please understand you will not receive this contribution if hard work and a specific long term personal contribution is made by someone who is in fact, in need, and 100% goes directly to the cause without siphoning off some in the process.

Another way to eliminate homelessness is to ease the zoning requirements and facilitate the building process. It is a suppl / demand thing. The easier it is to build housing and the more housing you can build per acre the bigger the supply.

As long as the homeless are willing to work harder and contribute in some way, then this program will be successful. Hand-up not hand-out - that never works.

You pathetic bleading hearts don't understand that perhaps the "Homeless Pople might like being homeless." Money does not solve social ills. What they need is for you to personally go there put your arms around them and say, "I Love You." Show them that you love them not just throw money at the problem and dress it up to ease your conscience so you don't have to look at it.

Some people need to quit patting themselves on the back if they do a little something for the sick and homeless. Good grief! most of those people are abused and mentally deficient people who roam the streets like wild animals. What a shame to even have people live like this in our society.

Brilliant Mr. Gallivan! Great idea. I am behind it 100%.
This is a great example of the private sector doing something better than government funding can ever do. We need people to stand up like this with education and many other social programs. For the government to be able to exit our lives we must have the private sector step up and take over. Only by this shall we remain a free republic.

Although a noble and well-intentioned idea, it is doomed to failure by the simple fact that most of the "homelessness" is not caused by lack of housing, or lack of compassionate programs to help.

Instead, we see that many or most of the homeless suffer from various mental illness problems, or in some cases are simply bums as a matter of choice.

Much better than "freebie give away" programs is a requirement that recipients actively work in return for whatever they are given. And, in some cases, commitment to mental facilities would be better than allowing them to roam the streets.

Society cannot apply rational solutions involving charity when the recipients are irrational people.

Salt Lake is lucky to have Jack Gallivan and others like him. Too many of us see a problem and just shake our heads or make a donation and look the other way. It's terrific when someone like Gallivan sees a problem and actually takes meaningful steps fix it.

I took some time and looked at the information provided by clicking on the link notes in the article. Right off the start is the following statement: "Housing First Works! The Housing First model requires residents pay 30% of their income, no matter the amount, for rent. In return, they receive a permanent home and the on-site help to assist them in rebuilding their lives. House managers and counselors are on site, 24 hours a day. Job training and search advice is available. Drug & Alcohol Counseling and self-help resources are provided."

Simply, 30% of zero income is still zero and therefore this is a handout. The recipient is therefore not required to give anything of themselves. This is nothing different than what our current President is trying to do. Redistribution of wealth without earning it.

Many Americans live just one paycheck away from homelessness, and with the lack of living-wage jobs today, we will be seeing more homeless -- many with children.

This Housing-first approach is designed to help people move up and out of homelessness.

Even for those who are mentally-disabled or drug/alcohol addicted, they still need help, don’t they? A truly religious society cares about all people, as did Jesus.

Would be great to have an update on his efforts. Whatever happened to the 1% Campaign?