"True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice." - Martin Luther King Jr. | |
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If you live in Detroit, Hamtramck, or Highland Park and are experiencing homelessness, please call CAM at (313) 305-0311.
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CAM Call Line Operating hours:
Monday through Friday, 8am - 6pm
Visit camdetroit.org
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There are 4 ways to Access CAM services. Call CAM at (313) 305 - 0311 or going to one of the following Access Points for in-person assessments. | |
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NOAH Project
23 E. Adams Ave,
2nd Floor
Detroit MI, 48226
Mon - Th, 9:30am - 3:30pm
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Cass Community
Social Services
11850 Woodrow Wilson St
Detroit, MI 48206
Mon - Fri, 10am - 6pm
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For Veterans
Detroit VA
4646 John R
Red Tower, 2nd floor
Detroit, MI 48201
Mon - Fri, 8am - 4:30pm
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Warming and Respite Centers | |
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General Membership Meeting
March 19, 2024 | 1:30pm - 3pm EST
Join us for our next Detroit CoC General Membership Meeting. The meeting will cover CAM updates, news about the Strategic Plan to End homelessness in Detroit, and our FY2023 CoC Competition awards.
View the agenda and register at HAND's website.
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Related: Read the FY2023 Detroit CoC Awards report | | |
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Introduced February 23, 2024, the Youth Homelessness Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act (HR 7451) "bill will launch a pilot program providing direct cash assistance to emancipated minors and young adults under 30 years old experiencing homelessness in the amount of $1,400, or the adjusted fair market rent, for 36 months and then studies the effects of the program on housing and health outcomes, among other impacts.” | |
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The Homeless Action Network of Detroit is proud to support innovative ways to end youth homelessness, which is one of the reasons why we endorsed the Youth Homelessness Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act. - Tasha Gray, Executive Director, Homeless Action Network of Detroit
You can read the full text of of the bill and set up alerts at congress.gov.
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Shelter Program Services 2024 RFP | |
The Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation is seeking proposals from qualified applicants to provide shelter program services. DESC plans to award one 1 contract for requested services as detailed in this RFP. DESC reserves the right to
select multiple proposals to achieve its objectives if outcomes are likely to be enhanced for job seekers. Bid package for this RFP is available for download at this DESC website.
Notifications and changes related to this RFP will be posted to the website.
Proposals must be submitted electronically to procurement@detempsol.org on or prior to the due date.
Applications close April 5, 2024 at 5pm EST. Late bids will not be accepted.
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Detroit Steet Medicine Team NOFA
The application submission period ends March 20th
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The City of Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) on behalf of the Housing and Revitalization Department (HRD) is releasing this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for interested and qualified organizations for a Street Medicine Team to provide for services to connect individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness with physical health services. The application submission period ends March 20th.
For more information, please visit this website and search for bid #184378 or enter "street medicine" in the search bar.
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Focus Group for Detroit Residents with Disabilities
The City of Detroit is hosting three in-person focus groups to hear from residents with disabilities about their housing needs. Focus groups will take place in person on:
Location: LOVE Building, 4731 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Ml, 48208
Location: LOVE Building, 4731 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Ml, 48208
Location: Disability Network Wayne County, 7800 W. Outer Dr. LL01 - Lower Level, Detroit, Ml 48235
To register for the in person sessions, call or text Katie McAuley at 313-241-0046. You can also register online at this site.
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Americorps Accepting Applications
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The Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness (MCAH) is seeking housing and homeless service providers interested in increasing services and capacity through AmeriCorps service to serve as AmeriCorps host sites for the 2024-2025 Program Year. Deadline to submit application is April 19, 2024.
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MCAH's direct-service program connects service members (full-time or half-time) with housing and homeless service providers to help address gaps in services and increase the organization’s ability to provide these services.
Read the RFP here.
Members may serve in one of three available position types:
- Housing Search & Information Specialist,
- Outreach Specialist, and
- Resource Generation & Management Specialist
During the yearlong term of service, members will engage with those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness to provide services meant to provide connections to available services, assist with obtaining and maintaining housing, and to increase self-sufficiency and income.
MCAH will hold an informational webinar on Wednesday, March 27th from 10:30 to 12:00. Register for the webinar here.
For any organizations interested in learning more about MCAH's AmeriCorps programs, please contact the Program Director Eric Krogsrud at ekrogsrud@mihomeless.org.
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DWIHN and Ruth Ellis Center
S.O.G.I.E. Training Series
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S.O.G.I.E. 101
April 8 | 1pm EST
Register here.
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Family Support with LGBTQ+ Children
April 10 | 9am EST
Register here.
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Inclusive SOGIE Data Collection in Systems of Care
April 15 | 9am EST
Register here.
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Gender Affirming Care
April 17 | 9am EST
Register here.
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SOGIE 5 Core Elements
May 7 | 10:00am EST
Register here.
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Trainings include 12 FREE CEUs through the NASW of Michigan. Trainers can be reached at training@ruthelliscenter.org for more information or accommodations. | |
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2024 VAWA and Survivor Housing Community Conversations:
Building System-Wide Partnerships
March 21, 2024 | from 1 - 2:30pm EST
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(VAWA) 2022 Foundations for Continuum of Care (CoC) and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Webinar Series provided detailed, foundational knowledge about implementing VAWA and survivor-centered housing practices.
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and Survivor Housing Community Conversations will continue in 2024 through a series of discussions about successfully implementing VAWA and survivor-centered housing at the system, project, and human levels. Each conversation will feature a diverse panel of system leaders, project staff, and people with lived experiences from both the homelessness response and victim services worlds.
Find out more at HUDExchange's website.
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How Local Governments Innovate to Meet Community Housing Needs
March 21, 2024 | 2pm - 4pm EST
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As the crisis of affordable housing deepens in communities across the country, local leaders are taking innovative steps to increase the supply of affordable housing. From local housing production funds to the development of social housing agencies, these leaders are at the forefront of housing solutions.
Learn more and register for the event here
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Housing Problem-Solving:
From Diversion to Rapid Exit and Beyond
March 21, 2024 | 3pm EST
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Housing problem-solving is a transformative, person-centered strategy exploring innovative, secure, cost-effective solutions for swiftly resolving housing crises. This distinctive philosophy differs from historically marginalizing practices by emphasizing genuine partnerships with individuals to empower them to overcome their housing crisis. In this webinar, gain insights from communities that have embraced problem-solving as a comprehensive, system-wide approach. Discover how they tackled buy-in challenges and explore the remarkable successes achieved.
Register for the webinar here.
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Due Process Rights of Youth in Shelter
Mar 28, 2024 | 2:00pm EST
What rights do young people have in shelters or other youth housing programs? Join Youth Staff Attorney John Salois and Tori Dempsey, Program Director, Youth & Family Advocacy Program at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, to learn about what rights youth have when being terminated or excluded from youth shelter and housing programs and how you can help make these programs and processes youth-centered and fair.
Register for the webinar here.
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Co-Sheltering Conference 2024: Together We Thrive
Mar 26 - 28, 2024
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This year's conference aims to create a virtual space where advocates, providers, policy makers, and people with lived experience can work hand in hand to redefine the landscape of care and transform pathways to housing for people and animals together. Be a part of the powerful movement driving systemic shifts to support the human-animal bond in homeless services.
Register for the conference here.
Scholarships available! Please complete this form to apply for financial assistance. The scholarship application portal will close on March 22, 2024 at 9pm EST.
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Michigan League for Public Policy’s
2024 Public Policy Forum
April 15, 2024 | 10am -12:15pm
The Michigan League for Public Policy’s annual forum explores bold policies that will create an economy rooted in racial equity. Time is of the essence when it comes to building economic justice in Michigan; we must seize this opportunity to invest in what will create a stronger Michigan.
The theme of this year’s forum is Economic Justice for All and the keynote speakers will include Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Dr. Luke Shaefer. They will discuss their work in improving public health and eradicating social and economic injustices.
Register for the forum here.
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Michigan Affordable Housing Summit
April 16, 2024 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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The goal of this summit is to bring a variety of developers together, provide a high-level overview of key resources available across the state, and engage in meaningful discussions across financial institutions and housing stakeholders. Conversations will span the spectrum of affordable housing from small-scale development to larger tax credit projects, with information on deep income targeting, missing middle and mixed-income project and developer resources.
Find out more and register here.
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Sign Today
Affirm the Right to Adequate Housing
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On April 22, 2024, the United States Supreme Court will begin to hear arguments for City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, the first major case on homelessness to be heard by the Supreme Court since the 1980s.
Grants Pass, a city in Oregon of 48,000 people, began penalizing those who find refuge on public property due to a lack of safe, alternative shelters. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit had previously held that cities cannot fine, ticket, arrest, or otherwise punish people experiencing homelessness for sleeping on public property when no shelter is available, which constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment.
Homelessness stems from structural policy failures, not a lack of inspiration among those striving for the so-called American dream. Political resolve is required to reverse the cycle of poverty and to uphold the values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all, including those experiencing homelessness.
Sign the petition urging the Supreme Court to end the criminalization of homelessness and to affirm the right to adequate housing.
| | Related: Narrative Guidance document for Johnson vs Grant's Pass Housing Narrative Lab | |
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Detroit Affordable Housing Database
Find affordable rental housing in Detroit on Detroit Home Connect, a resource to find multi-family housing based on your income and household needs.
Search the Home Connect database here.
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Project Clean Slate
Project Clean Slate is a free expungement program for Detroit residents. Find out how you can register for help on the City of Detroit's website.
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Food pantries & soup kitchens
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