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Saint Joseph council approves HUD Continuum of Care grant and social-worker post for homeless outreach
Summary
The council supported a HUD Continuum of Care grant application for $99,845 and approved creating a homeless outreach team with a social-worker position embedded in the police department; councilmembers and residents asked questions about the program’s scope and duration.
The Saint Joseph City Council voted to support a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care grant application for $99,845 and approved the creation of a homeless outreach team that would include a social worker embedded with the police department.
Public commenter Jim Whitinger asked how the program would operate and whether outreach meant policing homeless people, saying "I am 1 step away from being homeless…
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