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Bangor outlines coordinated homelessness response, emphasizes data and tenant-readiness
Summary
City public-health leaders on March 9 described a revamped homelessness-response strategy centered on outreach, tenant-readiness programs and regular HMIS reporting to track whether people are longtime residents or recent arrivals; the council pressed for plans to handle the expected summer surge.
City Public Health and Community Services Director Jen Gunderman and the city’s new homeless response coordinator outlined a stepped-up, data-driven approach to homelessness at the Bangor City Council workshop on March 9.
Gunderman said the department has mapped roles to reduce duplication and improve coordination among case managers, outreach workers and external partners. “We wanted to show that there isn’t replication within our own department and that certain positions are tasked with very specific roles,” she said. She introduced the coordinator and said the department will provide quarterly updates tied to measurable indicators.
The coordinator,…
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