It is a relatively simple concept. We provide people who are homeless permanent housing first, along with supportive services, instead of placing them into shelters. This means housing becomes the first step in moving out of homelessness, not the last. Currently, we are using shelters as long-term housing. This is expensive.
A catena (Latin: chain) is a chain of related soil types, known as facets, down a uniform slope. The term was introduced by the soil scientist G. Milne in 1935, working in Africa, as the sequence of soils that ran from the crest of a hill to the floor of the swamp in the valley below it.
The plena is an important genre of folk music in Puerto Rico and typically associated with coastal regions of the island. Like the corrido in Mexico, the plena is a narrative song that details the pains and ironies of people and life in their communities.