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Residents urge more outreach, rental assistance and clearer services for residents experiencing homelessness
Summary
Several residents urged the commission to do more to help people experiencing homelessness; staff announced new Macomb County Community Action rental and security-deposit assistance and commissioners pledged further outreach and coordination.
During two public-comment periods, Mount Clemens residents pressed the commission to increase and better publicize services for people experiencing homelessness and raised concerns about how local resources are used.
A resident who identified herself as Summer Paris Shaffee described her unhoused status and urged a community-managed approach for temporary shelter and supports. Another speaker, Steven, read a personal poem and urged the city and county to make funding and services more accessible. City staff used the occasion to announce that Macomb County Community Action has state-funded rental-assistance and security-deposit help available; staff described required documentation and where to apply (the office in the building formerly used by DHS, as described in the meeting).
Commissioners thanked speakers and urged residents to contact county and nonprofit partners; they also flagged upcoming Macomb Community Action walk-in sessions and local library outreach dates for residents facing eviction.
What's next: Staff and commissioners said they will continue coordination with Macomb County Community Action, publicize available programs more widely and schedule follow-up conversations with stakeholders to identify service gaps.
