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The Legacy of Mitch Misiasz
It is with regret that I inform you that we lost a gregarious, helpful, and committed partner in this work Monday night. ISK Housing team member Mitch Misiasz passed Monday July 21, 2024. He grew up in Kalamazoo and worked in the ISK housing department for several years in a variety of roles. Most recently…
Read MoreMichigan’s Housing Choice Voucher program no longer accepting applications
KALAMAZOO COUNTY – United Way of South Central Michigan’s Kalamazoo County Continuum of Care (CoC) program is working with community partners and local government to assess the impact and find solutions for hundreds of people impacted by a state funding decision that went into effect July 1. Michigan State Housing Development Authority officials have announced…
Read MorePast Events
June 24, 2022: Statement Re: Housing Ordinance Source of Income Protection Sept. 17, 2021: Statement: Closing of Ampersee encampment Aug. 2, 2021: Continuum of Care Mid-Year Update March 16, 2021: Collaborative Effort Provides Safe Shelter Feb. 12, 2021: HUD Funding Bolsters CoC Work on Homelessness. February 5, 2021: Kalamazoo County Encampments and Winter Weather February 1, 2021: Kalamazoo County Encampments Update…
Read MoreFY 22 HUD Special Funding Opportunity
The purpose of this Special NOFO to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness (Special NOFO) is to target efforts to reduce unsheltered homelessness, particularly in communities with very high levels of unsheltered homelessness and homelessness in rural areas. Through this Special NOFO, HUD will award funding to communities to implement coordinated approaches — grounded in Housing…
Read MoreTraining
Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness (MCAH) has upcoming free training opportunities: You can view some of their most popular training sessions at their YouTube channel. Topics include: McKinney Vento Act Fair Housing for homeless service providers Experiencing literal homelessness Neurobiology of trauma part 1 and 2 State ID waiver program for individuals Understanding the equal access rule
Read MoreFY 22 Continuum of Care Funding Opportunity
The HUD CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2022 HUD Continuum of Care Program Competition was released Aug. 1, 2022, by the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is now open. The competition will close on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. The local application and supporting documents are due to CoC…
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