Good idea, but something in the article irked me.

>The turnover rate for entry-level employees in the industry is around 50%. For the formerly homeless people hired through Shelters to Shutters–who may feel more loyalty to the job because of their circumstances–the retention rate is more than 87%.

>–who may feel more loyalty to the job because of their circumstances–

That's a blatant lie. Their home is directly tied to their job. That's the best explanation for retention.

edit: this is not a critique of the good idea of employing homeless.