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Fargo service providers outline steps to move people from shelters to permanent housing
Summary
Faith‑based and nonprofit shelters, the YWCA and the Fargo Moorhead Coalition to End Homelessness described coordinated efforts and called for more flexible supportive services and targeted rental assistance to move people into permanent housing.
Local homeless‑service providers and the Fargo Moorhead Coalition to End Homelessness told HUD officials they are expanding coordinated efforts to move people from emergency shelter into permanent housing but need more flexible supportive services and targeted rental assistance.
Why it matters: Providers and the coalition said slow movement into permanent housing and limited supportive services create a bottleneck at shelters and increase returns to homelessness. They asked HUD to support flexible, service‑rich approaches that pair housing with health, recovery and employment services.
Rob Swears, executive director at New Life…
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