Housing service providers in Metro Detroit have been in turmoil over the past month as the federal government has threatened massive changes to funding of services for people experiencing homelessness.
Across the Metro Detroit area, innovators are finding new ways to develop the affordable housing that the community desperately needs.
The Pontiac-based Alliance for Housing has implemented new technology to better connect homeless services organizations, landlords, and people exiting homelessness.
Homelessness brings extra challenges for the many middle-aged and older adults who experience it in Oakland County.
In Pontiac, a series of ambitious community-driven initiatives is redefining what local revitalization looks like.
Affordable housing developers and advocates for the housing-insecure fear a negative domino effect from federal funding cuts and other policy changes.
"These brownfield grants not only provide more Michiganders with safe places to live, but they also make our communities stronger, better places for small businesses and future investment," says Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
A new website offers real-time information on the number of beds available at almost all Oakland County shelters, as well as a massive list of resources available to those experiencing housing insecurity in the county.
After finding housing, people who've experienced homelessness frequently seek to further stabilize their lives, better support their families, and give back to their communities. Here are a few of their stories.
While homelessness is often thought of as sleeping either on the street or in a shelter, it takes many other forms. We talked to Oakland County residents who've experienced some of them.
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