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City and partners report housing gains in targeted outreach and outline 101Hundred pilot to house chronically homeless

Grand Rapids City Public Safety Committee · August 28, 2024
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Summary

Community Rebuilders told the committee targeted outreach engaged 31 households since last year and moved 19 (61%) into permanent housing; the Coalition to End Homelessness described a 101Hundred initiative to pair Housing Choice Vouchers with case management to house 100 chronically homeless people in 100 days starting in September.

Community Rebuilders and the city presented results and next steps on homelessness response and public-health enforcement, describing geographically targeted outreach, implementation of the excess personal property ordinance, and a public–private pilot to speed permanent exits from homelessness.

Why it matters: the presentations described concrete housing placements, demographic patterns among people served, systems barriers that slow housing placements and a planned pilot that pairs Housing Choice Vouchers with case management…

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