Lansing’s new initiative to fight homelessness is being lauded by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) as a model for delivering services to the area’s homeless.
According to excerpts from the article:
MSHDA had nothing but praise for the city of Lansing and the Greater Lansing Homeless Resolution Network for the overwhelming success of a Homeless Connect project that delivered much needed services directly to more than 700 of Lansing's homeless population last week on the campus of Lansing's Eastern High School. The first Project Homeless Connect took place in San Francisco in 2004 to put the needy in direct contact with services and has served as a model ever since.
"These events are an important component of MSHDA's 10-Year Campaign to End Homelessness and a compelling part of our overarching mission," said MSHDA Interim Executive Director Keith Molin. "We're committed to providing support for the homeless and special needs populations and encourage the same commitment from every county in Michigan."
The 10-Year Campaign to End Homelessness is based on 60 comprehensive plans submitted by Continuums of Care that represent every county in the state. The Campaign's focus is on "Housing First," the belief that housing attached to supportive services is the key to ending homelessness by 2017.
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