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How Homeless Services in Michigan Support the Needy?

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How Homeless Services in Michigan Support the Needy?

With public structures and policies that allow people access to homes, food and lead a dignified life, homelessness still exists in the US. Statistics show that in January 2020, there were around half a million homeless people in America. The majority were individuals, and the rest were people living in families with children.

No person should be homeless, and many services and organizations strive to ensure that. Through a wide range of support services, they engage with homeless individuals and families and provide support to help them emerge from despair to reach a stage of self-sufficiency.

This article looks at how homeless services in Michigan provide support to the homeless and needy.

Emergency Shelter

The ideal way to end homelessness is by providing permanent housing solutions coupled with supportive services. However, for many homeless individuals and families, short-term maintenance is necessary before they can find housing to support their long-term requirements. 

Emergency Shelters provide a respite to people from living on the street or support to those who have no options for a place to live. Ideally, a community provides a variety of shelter options available to meet the unique needs of the disadvantaged.

Transitional Housing

Transitional housing programs offer hope to individuals and families that are temporarily displaced, chronically homeless population, and even young adults who have moved out of the foster care system and need temporary accommodation. 

These temporary shelters help those experiencing a recent eviction, domestic disintegration, issues with addiction, and other housing crises. Transitional housing shelters provide homeless individuals with food and lodging while providing them with the resources and support needed to regain self-sufficiency.

Permanent Supportive Housing

Permanent supportive housing services combine assistance in affordable housing with charitable support services to address the needs of chronically homeless people. For a large section of homeless Americans who suffer mental or physical impairments, often linked with drug and alcohol issues, permanent housing coupled with intensive supportive services is the only way to end long-term homelessness. 

These services are intended to support independent living and tenancy skills and connect needy individuals and families with community-based health care and employment services.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Many homeless individuals suffer from the ill effects of drug and alcohol abuse and severe mental health issues. Providing affordable, permanent housing and access to mental health care facilities is crucial to improving the health of those at the intersection of mental health disabilities and homelessness.

Such individuals are at risk of life-threatening medical problems and cannot access treatment and preventive care. 

Ending Note 

The need of the hour is to have a coordinated approach to end homelessness. Communities should transition from individual systems and programs to one that brings a strategic, community-wide response. If you are interested in homeless services in Michigan, please get in touch with Holy Cross Services.

James Stevenson is the author of this article. For more details about Homeless Services in Michigan please visit our website: holycrossservices.org

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