“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”

― Maya Angelou

Official Detroit CoC

Newsletter

November 20, 2023

If you live in Detroit, Hamtramck, or Highland Park and are experiencing homelessness, please call CAM at (313) 305-0311. Intake is call-in only.

CAM Operating hours: Monday through Friday, 8AM - 6PM

For regular CAM updates, subscribe to the CAM newsletter.

Visit the CAM's website.

CAM Updates

In observance of Thanksgiving, CAM will be closed Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th. There will be no live phone service those days. Regular service will resume the following Monday.

Shelter Capacity Update

Due to limited availability, shelters are not accepting walk-ins overnight. Please call CAM Monday - Friday between 8 am - 6 pm to speak to someone who can advise on shelter availability and/or other options. Please note that available shelter beds are limited and change daily. Please call CAM during open hours to get the latest information.

For more information, visit camdetroit.org

Every Person Counts Wishlist

Every Person Counts Wish List

On the night of January 30, 2024, more than 25 teams of volunteers will spread throughout Detroit to count and survey people who are experiencing homelessness and not sheltered – and to remind them that they do count – every one. This also known as the PIT Count.

To show compassion in a practical way and to encourage cooperation, teams will distribute items of value to people who are homeless. You can help by donating these items through our Amazon Wishlist Unisex items in adult sizes are preferred.

Donate a wishlist item

Others ways to help - Sponsor a Street Ambassador

Make a financial donation of $100 to provide a stipend to a Street Ambassador, people who are currently or formerly unhoused, who help our teams effectively engage with people on the streets.

Donate by check

Checks may be made out to the Homeless Action Network of Detroit (HAND) and mailed to: 3701 Miracles Blvd, Suite 101, Detroit, MI, 48201

Donate online through HAND's website here.

Why count people who are unhoused?

Knowing how many people are staying on the streets of Detroit will help us be able to gauge our progress towards ending homelessness, but more importantly this helps us better connect people who are homeless to the shelter and services they need. That’s why we say,

Every Person Counts!

Learn more about the Everyone Counts PIT on HAND's website.

Detroit CoC Upcoming Meetings

General Membership Meeting

November 21 | 1:30 PM - 3 PM

Detroit CoC Board Meeting

December 4 | 2 PM

An Interim Findings Report prepared by the BPA Consulting Team has just been released and is available for anyone to review. This Report provides on overview of key data regarding Detroit’s homelessness response system, summarizes all of the planning efforts to date, and highlights the Consulting Team’s key interim findings

Related article: Detroit releases first-of-its-kind report on homelessness: 5 takeaways to know - Detroit Free Press

Events

The National Low Income Housing Coalition's (NLIHC) Housing Policy Forum 2024will commemorate the 50-year anniversary of NLIHC. The 2024 Forum will give attendees the chance to engage with and learn from thought leaders, policy experts, researchers, tenant advocates, affordable housing practitioners, and members of Congress about how to end the housing crisis impacting low-income renters in America.

Speakers and panelists will be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more information about Housing Policy Forum 2024: An Unwavering Path Forward to Housing Justice!

Learn more at NLIHC's website.

Trainings

Detroit CoC Supplemental Training

Trauma-Informed Care Webinar

December 5 | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

Homelessness itself is a traumatic experience. Join the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) as our panelists explore the benefits of integrating Trauma-Informed Care approaches into the service delivery model of your organization. Participants will learn ways to acknowledge the experiences, effects, and impacts of trauma on individuals and households.

Advocate

The MHPC is seeking applicants for 2024

The Michigan Homeless Policy Council (MHPC) is evolving. When developing the new Michigan Campaign to End Homelessness's Statewide Action Plan, community partners and people with lived experience of homelessness stressed the necessity of their voices in statewide homeless decision-making spaces.

Over the past year, the MCTEH Membership Committee has been working on restructuring the membership of the MHPC to be representative of the population experiencing homelessness in Michigan.

Who should apply?

People with lived experience: up to 6 seats
CoC leadership: up to 6 seats
Homeless service providers: up to 5 seats
Anybody else working to end homelessness in Michigan: up to 3 seats

Becoming a member of MHPC is an excellent opportunity to work together with like-minded individuals and organizations toward ending homelessness and ensuring housing stability for everyone in Michigan.

If you are interested in making a positive impact and would like to join us in our mission, submit an application by clicking the button below.

Apply here