THE CITY OF HELENA AND LEWIS AND
CLARK COUNTY ARE PARTNERING TO
CREATE A 60-THOUSAND DOLLAR FUND
WITH THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE
HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE
COMMUNITY.
THE CITY AND COUNTY ARE
SOLICITING REQUESTS FOR
PROPOSALS FOR A HOUSING
NAVIGATOR.
THE POSITION WHICH WILL SERVE
TO CONNECT RESIDENTS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH
NECESSARY ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN
GET THEM HELP ... SUCH AS THE Y-
W-C-A OR THE UPCOMING RED ALDER
DEVELOPMENT.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
SHARON HAUGEN SAYS THE POSITION
WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION IN
ADDRESSING REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
ISSUES.
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{WE ARE A COMMUNITY, WE HAVE
GREAT PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY
THAT WORK ON THESE ISSUES
TOGETHER AND THIS IS JUST ONE
MORE TOOL IN THAT TOOLBOX OF OUR
OTHER GREAT SERVICE PROVIDERS}
THIS POSITION IS PART OF AN
EFFORT TO MAKE HOUSING AVAILABLE
TO EVERYONE IN NEED IN THE AREA.
ACCORDING TO THE 2019
POINT-IN-TIME COUNT, MORE THAN
100 PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESS THIS JANUARY IN HELENA.
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