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Better Way program credited with connecting thousands to work, housing and services

3440060 · May 21, 2025
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City presenters described A Better Way — a program that pairs work crews with case managers — as having helped more than 3,000 people into services, housing or jobs, and credited the program with connecting participants to mental‑health and employment services.

City presenters described A Better Way, a city‑funded program that hires people who otherwise were panhandling, as an alternative pathway to services and employment.

Speakers said the program provides a day’s wages for cleaning and…

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