Housing First helps people find permanent homes in Detroit − but HUD plans to divert funds to short-term solutions
- Written by Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Michigan State University
Detroit area homelessness providers worry the federal funding shift could affect thousands of individuals and families across the region. Charles Ommanney/Getty ImagesJoshua Lott/Getty Images A bureaucratic shift in Washington is threatening to undo years of progress in Detroit’s fight against homelessness, potentially forcing thousands of...

