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Coldwater Housing Commission reports low shelter use, high return-to-homelessness rate
Summary
Lori Lisonbee, executive director of Coldwater Housing, told the City Council the 2024 needs assessment found 55% of shelter clients were families, shelter bed utilization was 21%, and 69% of formerly housed clients returned to homelessness after a key grant closed.
Lori Lisonbee, executive director of Coldwater Housing, presented the commission's 2024 annual report to the City Council, focusing on housing inventory, program changes and a recent needs assessment.
Lisonbee said the RAD conversion at Inglewood Apartments shifted rents to 30% of adjusted household income and opened units to families and younger adults. "The average adjusted household income was…
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