Why emergency shelters should get a failing grade

Emergency shelters are always going to be a necessary part of the services offered to our fellow citizens who fall on hard times. They are meant to be a temporary stop on the way to getting people back on their feet.
However, they have all too often become the default option for municipalities to manage their homeless population. As such, people who are chronically homeless constantly cycle in and out of shelters, stuck in this rotating door of misery with very little prospect of things get