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Disability Network Southwest Michigan
Supporting Transition from Homelessness Room 1060/1st Floor People with disabilities often face unique challenges when transitioning out of homelessness. In this session, you will learn how Disability Network Southwest Michigan, a Center For Independent Living, uses it’s core services and the Independent Living Philosophy to support unhoused individuals in their transition. Presenters: Sarah Stoll: Sarah…
Read MoreNothing About Us Without Us:
Centering Lived Experience in Housing Justice in Kalamazoo County Room 2020, 2nd Floor In this session, we shift the narrative around homelessness in Kalamazoo County by centering the voices of those who have lived it. Too often, conversations about housing insecurity exclude the insights of the very people most impacted. This session invites attendees to…
Read MoreSouthwest Michigan Perspectives
The session will be split into 3 parts. It will start with an introduction to the Southwest Michigan Regional Housing Partnership whose objective is to build a connected, collaborative, and inclusive housing ecosystem tied to MSHDA’s Statewide Housing Plan. Then we will hear from Whitney Wardell the President and CEO of Neighborhood Inc on her…
Read MoreHope & Healing for Houseless Youth:
Building Resiliency Through Youth Development Room 2020, 2nd Floor This interactive session will explore how youth development programming—grounded in healing-centered and resiliency-based strategies—can provide transformational support for houseless and housing-insecure youth. Drawing from the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) and the insights of Shawn Ginwright’s Healing Centered Engagement, we will explore how to create emotionally safe…
Read MoreKalamazoo Housing Forum: Collaboration for Housing Equity
The Kalamazoo Continuum of Care will be hosting their first ever Kalamazoo Housing Forum on September 11, from 10am-5:15pm. This collaboration for housing equity will be hosted at Western Michigan University’s Fetzer Center. During this event you’ll find a dynamic gathering of local leaders, advocates, service providers, and changemakers focused on collaboration, connection, and solutions…
Read MoreThe 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
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