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Columbia hires Health Management Associates for eight-month homeless-services assessment
Summary
City leaders heard a presentation from Health Management Associates, the consultant selected to conduct an eight-month needs assessment, community engagement and recommendations on homeless services; HMA plans interviews, focus groups, a survey and geospatial data analysis, with recommendations expected in July and a final plan in September.
Columbia city leaders on Feb. 6 heard a presentation from Health Management Associates Inc., the consultant selected to conduct an eight-month assessment of the city’s homeless services and a community-engagement process aimed at producing actionable recommendations.
The consulting firm outlined a multi-phase plan that begins with project initiation and data collection and runs through a draft recommendation phase in July and a final plan in September. "We are a 40 year firm that operates nationally," said Trish Marcik of HMA, introducing the team and noting the firm’s experience working in behavioral health, housing and Medicaid-funded services.
Why it matters: Council members pressed consultants for concrete, visible results rather than another cycle of public meetings that rehash prior work. Mayor Daniel Rickerman described political pressure…
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