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Lofty goal but to get them off the streets and a place where they feel at home, it does that. >> it does seem like the end of the road for many of these people. they tried other things as you pointed out. you also talked about costs. can you put a price tag on this? how much does it cost and how much does it save? >> it is for each resident $50 a night. 60 residents there. total for all residents each year is about $1 million. the staff there are quick to point out when these guys are on the streets, they are going to prisons and emergency rooms and detox and a trip to detox alone is $200. one...

Residents are free to buy their own and then indulge here on the patio. >> this is a wet house. this is a place for people to drink and some of us choose not to drink and we don't a lot of the times. >> stories of success of sobering up and making a new life are the exception rather than the rule but that's okay. this place exists to give these men a home. a place to make their own decisions in what for many of them will be the last period of their lives. >> sad as it is, i'm grateful to say that you have the choice to die in a bed instead of on the street. >> this is my room. >> you keep your...

A few toiletries, new phone card, tobacco and after what seems like an eternity, the clock strikes 9:00 a.m. the liquor store is open. >> good morning. >> i know that it's from the taxpayers and all that, it's the way it is. >> it may not come as a shock the place has critics. bill hockenberger knows this. >> this is a harm reduction model that if anything these guys are cutting back on the amount of alcohol that they are drinking coming in the door. if we put it out there in a way and let them make the decisions and they feel a lot better about themselves. >> nick would love nothing more than...

Possibility that you could spend the rest of your time here? >> well, that just depends on how much time i have left if you know what i mean. people die here all the time. >> that's true. now, sad update to nick's story. he died this past tuesday. the death isn't uncommon but even the staff felt nick was in good health relatively speaking to the other guys that live at this place. >> unbelievable to think about. did you get a general impression of what it was like there? >> i did. it can be a tough place to spend a lot of time for someone who says these guys are always drinking. you smell chea...