Tag: homelessness
Grey County’s community paramedic visits now fully provincially funded
While paramedics respond to 911 emergencies as they happen, the community paramedicine program aims to catch people before they have a health emergency.
More police departments are taking on homeless outreach. Here’s how that looks in northern Michigan
In the last five years Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Traverse City have all added officers tasked with building relationships with people living on the streets.
River District stakeholders meet to discuss safety and drug use downtown
Business owners, social service agencies and government officials gathered at the Harmony Centre in Owen Sound Monday night to discuss issues of safety, drug use, and homelessness in the city’s downtown core. Over 100 people attended the by-invitation-only meeting, which began at 7 p.m. and lasted approximately two hours. Joel Pennington served as the meeting […]
“I’ve called shelter after shelter”: new rule could displace Michigan mom living in her car
The rule would prohibit extended stays at MDOT rest areas and carpool lots—spaces where some unhoused Michigan residents have sought refuge.
Baranyai: Attitudes also a contributor to housing crises
This year, trade instability and high construction costs delivered a tranquilizer dart to the home-building industry.