Greater Lansing Homeless Resolution Network

May 2012

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	ADVENT HOUSE MINISTRIES
	CAPITAL AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES
	CARE FREE MEDICAL
	CHRISTIAN SERVICES - LOVE INC.
	CITY OF EAST LANSING
	CITY OF LANSING
	CITY RESCUE MISSION OF LANSING
	COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH-CLINTON, EATON, AND INGHAM
	EVE, INC.
	FRANKLIN STREET HOUSING CORPORATION
	GATEWAY COMMUNITY SERVICES
	GREATER LANSING HOUSING COALITION
	HAVEN HOUSE
	INGHAM COUNTY HOUSING COMMISSION
	JUSTICE IN MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION
	LANSING AREA AIDS NETWORK
	LANSING HOUSING COMMISSION
	LANSING SCHOOL DISTRICT
	LEGAL SERVICES OF SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN
	LOAVES AND FISHES MINISTRIES
	NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM - LANSING REGIONAL
	POTTERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
	ST. VINCENT CATHOLIC CHARITIES
	SALVATION ARMY, CAPITAL AREA
	VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA MICHIGAN
	SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DEPAUL
	CAPITAL AREA MPRI
	OPEN DOOR MINISTRY
	CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY
	MSU RENTAL HOUSING CLINIC

	MI CAMPAIGN TO END HOMELESSNESS
	MSHDA REGION 7 DISCUSSION
	SAMHSA HOMELESS RESOURCES
	HUD HMIS WEBSITE
	CENTRAL MICHIGAN 2-1-1

Greater Lansing Homeless Resolution Network

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The Challenge
Homelessness has been a significant problem in the Greater Lansing area for many years. In the calendar year 2006, 3220 different individuals were served by area agencies that provide services to homeless individuals and families, 56.2% of which were women or children. The problems of poverty and homelessness cannot be solved by any single individual or organization. However, ending homelessness is an achievable goal through well-planned, sustained, long term effort with all partners working together towards this common goal.

The Power of Community Action
We have learned that the most effective and efficient way to address complex and challenging issues is to integrate them into existing structures and processes. Thus, we have not created a separate entity to carry out our plan to end homelessness; rather we have built on the accomplishments of the local Continuum of Care and other existing community work. This encourages an important sense of shared responsibility for those who are homeless and fosters a strong commitment to ending homelessness in the community itself.

Realizing Our Goals
Although the Ten-Year Plan has only been effective for two years, the Network has already won national praise and reached several targets. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) named the Capital area Ten-Year Plan as “one of the top two in the country” and calls it a “comprehensive, visionary, realistic continuum of care plan.”

Our Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) has also won national praise, which allows us to gather and analyze data about homeless individuals while safeguarding their privacy. This allows us to better understand who is homeless and why, leading to specific services that effectively address the needs of the local homeless population.

Another success of the Network is the Cold Weather Plan. This is an emergency plan that shelters the homeless when weather conditions are so cold that they become dangerous. The objective was that 100% of homeless persons would be sheltered from the extreme cold through the coordination of transportation services, day shelters, kitchens, and over-night shelters. This objective was met, and the homeless population had access to shelter and warming stations throughout a very cold winter.

Network Documents

download February Network minutes

download March Network minutes

download preliminary April Network minutes

Reports

download 2006 client report

download 2007 client report

download 2008 client report

Ingham County 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
GLHRN, the Power of We Consortium, The Ingham County Department of Human Services, and others in the community are pleased to announce "Housing Ingham: The 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness in Ingham County".
Download the full document here.

Full Version 10 Year Plan

Click here to download only the executive summary with the goals and objectives of the plan

Highlights of 10 Year Plan

GREATER LANSING HOMELESS RESOLUTION NETWORK
Lansing, MI

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