The article paints a bleak picture, but it's essentially a homeless shelter for alcoholics who have long since given up on treatment.
It's not really direct "harm reduction" in the same sense as needle exchange clinics. More a way to make a few people's lives slightly less miserable; I find it difficult to object to that.
I think there's still many homeless who still have hope, and they are more deserving of the shelter and medical attention. But that's no reason to say that the guys who are lucky enough to get shelter don't deserve it.
It's not really direct "harm reduction" in the same sense as needle exchange clinics. More a way to make a few people's lives slightly less miserable; I find it difficult to object to that.