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Commission authorizes one-year MOU to launch Flexible Housing Pool to house chronically homeless
Summary
The commission authorized a one-year memorandum of understanding with the Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority and Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center to launch a Flexible Housing Pool (local voucher) aimed at serving chronically homeless individuals; initial funding will support up to 22 households.
Douglas County commissioners on March 26 authorized the county administrator to sign a one-year memorandum of understanding with the Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority (LDCHA) and Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center to launch a Flexible Housing Pool, a locally administered voucher program aimed at serving people experiencing chronic homelessness.
Joe Jolicker, assistant county administrator, said the Flexible Housing Pool (FHP) was a recommendation from a 2022 needs assessment by the Corporation for Supportive…
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