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Local nonprofit Be Able outlines supportive-housing program, asks Riley County for $10,000 partnership
Summary
Be Able described a new supportive housing program centered on three small properties and asked the county for a $10,000 contribution toward an estimated $140,000 annual program budget.
Be Able, a Manhattan-based nonprofit that serves people experiencing homelessness or crisis, presented details of a supportive-housing program to the Riley County Commission on May 5 and requested a one-time $10,000 county partnership to help launch the service.
Be Able staff described a “housing first” model that pairs case management, recovery supports and accountability for residents with on-site mentoring and monitoring. The presenters said the program will begin later in May and initially use three properties near the organization’s day center: two…
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