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La Crosse officials describe five‑year Pathways Home plan, urge system change over quick fixes
Summary
At a Marathon County–Wausau task force meeting, La Crosse County and the City of La Crosse presented Pathways Home, a five‑year plan the presenters said is intended to shift the local approach from short‑term emergency measures to an integrated homelessness response system.
At a Marathon County–Wausau task force meeting, La Crosse County and City of La Crosse officials presented Pathways Home, a five‑year plan the presenters said is intended to shift the local approach from short‑term emergency measures to an integrated homelessness response system.
Jason Witt, director of the Human Services Department in La Crosse County, said the county and city created the plan after unsheltered numbers rose and past “short term emergency solutions” repeatedly expired when funding ran out. “Resources are are not gonna be the biggest challenge,” Witt said, adding that the larger obstacle is coordinating a different way of working across government, nonprofits and philanthropy.
The plan sets a functional goal of reducing visible unsheltered living to zero and lays out 12 deliverables including a binding…
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