Tag: Homeless
At a Traverse City apartment complex, a housing-first idea meets real life
Three years ago, Goodwill Northern Michigan bought the East Bay Flats apartment complex, turning a long-held concept into a reality — housing without conditions on sobriety or employment. Studies show this kind of program reduces homelessness by almost 90%. But what the day-to-day experience looks like is often less talked about.
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Amid Bruce County homelessness problems, a new protocol to help
Bruce County staff say visible homeless has increased and so they’ve come up with a new homelessness and encampment response protocol.
Chapman’s commits $125,000 to Hanley Institute charity for youth
Chapman’s Ice Cream has committed $125,000 to a Flesherton charity that provides supportive programming to youth. After the Hanley Institute reached out to the community and local businesses expressing concerns about its ability to continue to operate, the Markdale-based company stepped up and pledged $25,000 annually for the next five years to the charity. “As […]
Aric Nesbitt includes more state psychiatric hospitals in anti-crime agenda
Michigan needs more psychiatric hospitals to cut down on homelessness and crime, the GOP gubernatorial candidate has proposed, coinciding with a Trump administration push for more institutionalization of the homeless….