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Bangor public-health director briefs council on homelessness services, data gaps and stabilization pilot
Summary
Director Gunderman told the council the local system uses HMIS and coordinated entry to match people to housing but data gaps and fragmented funding limit planning; she highlighted a city stabilization pilot that kept about 90 people housed and urged a data-driven strategic plan and improved coordination.
Director Gunderman delivered a broad overview of Bangor’s homelessness service network at a special city council workshop on Jan. 13, outlining how outreach teams, coordinated entry and case managers connect people experiencing homelessness to shelter, housing assistance and support services.
Gunderman said the system’s primary intake and tracking tool is the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and she pointed the council to a public dashboard for inflow, outflow and an active-homelessness snapshot. She noted the most recent Hub 7 figure — covering Penobscot and Piscataquis counties — showed 614 people classified under the HUD definition of homelessness and reminded the council the regional point-in-time count was scheduled for Jan. 26. “This is not an exhaustive list,” Gunderman said, adding that the presentation was intended as a landscape overview.
Why it matters: Gunderman warned the data are imperfect and unevenly used across providers, and she urged the council to prioritize…
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