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Housing director outlines 419 Emancipation plan, NOFA timeline and safety commitments
Summary
Director Mike Nichols said the city will move forward with the purchase of 419 Emancipation and outlined NOFA and council timelines to stand up a navigation center.
Director Mike Nichols told the Houston Quality of Life Committee on Nov. 12 that the city will move ahead with the purchase of the 419 Emancipation property, a planned centralized access point aimed at providing 24'hour sheltering, law-enforcement drop'offs, outreach referrals and immediate connections to housing services.
"With the recent approval by the Houston city council, the city will move forward with the purchase of 419 Emancipation," Nichols said. He described the site as intended "where safety meets connection to lasting housing solutions" and as a place for law enforcement drop'offs, walk'ins and outreach referrals.
Nichols said the next step is a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to identify and select an experienced operator; the department…
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