New Grand Traverse County homelessness task force outlines plan, seeks coordination and funding

Jun 11, 2025

The county task force convened by nonprofits and local government presented a strategy to prevent and end homelessness focused on diversion, emergency shelter planning and deeply affordable housing; the group plans a final community action plan by November and implementation steps in early 2026.

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Ashley Halliday Schmidt, director of the Northwest Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness, told the Board of Commissioners the Housing and Homelessness Task Force aims to develop a unified countywide strategy to prevent and end homelessness.

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