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"...we can only lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time; we can be responsible only for the one action of the present moment." - Dorothy Day

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

Access Hours Change

Due to staffing challenges as a result of the CAM Lead Agency transition, CAM will be adjusting its phone line access hours to end live staff service at 5pm each day.

Effective March 6th, 2023, CAM Access Hours will be as follows:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am-5pm 

Wednesday: 11am-5pm 

More information about is available here.

The most up-to-date information about CAM's transition can be found on HAND's website.

AFG Breaks Ground

This February, Alternatives for Girls (AFG) broke ground on Dr. Maya Angelou Village, an affordable and supportive housing site on Detroit’s Westside. The facility will have 45 residential units for and onsite case management for families experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. Completion is expected early 2024.

More information is available here.

New Child and Youth Homelessness Data Tool

February 16, University of Michigan Poverty Solutions and Schoolhouse Connection released a new data tool to understand childhood homelessness and its impacts. It includes “searchable data profiles that make available—for the first time—data on child and youth homelessness at the county and congressional district levels, as well as the national, state, and school district levels. The purpose is to raise awareness of the scale and impact of homelessness on children and youth and to underscore the need for action to meet their needs."

March 14th, from 2:00PM – 3:00PM, there is an accompanying webinar to teach users how to search the database and use it as an advocacy tool. You can register here.

NEW DWIHN App

Community partner, Detroit-Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN), has launched a mobile application dedicated to behavioral health and related services, myDWIHN.

The app provides users with up-to-date information regarding accessing behavioral health services, events related to mental health & substance use, health screenings, homeless services information, and trainings for behavioral health service providers

More information is available on DWIHN’s site.

Breaking the Cycle

Creating Opportunities To Succeed for Families Experiencing Homelessness in Detroit

Mar 10, 2023 12:00 PM ET

Housing Solutions for Health Equity is hosting an event that “focuses on describing common elements of family trajectories into family homelessness and housing instability, including Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), intergenerational trauma and poverty, and institutional and structural barriers to recovery from housing instability. Partners from COTS will share their current innovative approaches to supporting families to break the cycle of instability.”

Those interested can register here.

MCEDSV 2023 Annual Conference

May 24 - 25, 8:30AM- 5:30 PM

 The Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCEDSV) is holding their annual conference which teaches attendees how to "work towards justice for survivors. This conference aims to bring interdisciplinary professionals and activists together to create and enhance partnerships for professional growth and increase knowledge in the anti-violence field."

Social work continuing education credits are available for attendees.

For more information and to register, go to MCEDSV's website.

Building Michigan Communities Conference

May 9-10

The Building Michigan Communities Conference is an annual gathering of those across the housing and advocates working towards affordable and equitable housing. The conference offers a wide range of educational sessions and the opportunity to learn from and talk to those in the field. Learn more and register here.

HAND is seeking an experienced IT Consultant. Previous IT work with nonprofits is a plus. The full scope of work is available on HAND's website.

Those interested can contact Torrey Henderson, torrey@handetroit.org or Anita Posey, anita@handetroit.org.

Download the full pdf.

Request a Naloxone (Narcan) Training

DWHIN's Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Initiatives staff are providing Naloxone (Narcan) Trainings to the Detroit-Wayne County community. Fill out this form to schedule and request the training.

Riddles

1) A man and his boss have the same parents but are not siblings.

How is this possible?

2) I am an odd number. Take away a letter, and I become even. What am I?

*Answers will be revealed next newsletter, March 20th.*

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