Cleveland housing program exceeds goal, connects 177 people with permanent homes

Описание: Cleveland's A Home for Every Neighbor program, launched in mid-August 2024, originally aimed to house 150 people within 18 months. That goal was surpassed by March 2025, demonstrating the effectiveness of the city's approach to addressing homelessness.

"Homelessness is a crisis that requires an immediate solution," said Liam Haggerty, Cleveland's housing and outreach =roject manager. "By providing housing first, we give people the stability they need to rebuild."

The program operates citywide, identifying residents living in encampments or other unsafe, unsheltered locations and connecting them with permanent housing. Since its launch, AHFEN has resolved 53 encampments across 13 city wards.

For Borris White, the program meant trading a tent's zipper for his own apartment door nine months ago.

"Being in an environment that I'm not associated with — that being in the environment I used to be in — and now I can start moving forward," White told 3News. "Now, I'm thinking good now. I love it, and I appreciate everything they did for me."

The initiative employs a "Housing First" model, a nationally recognized approach that offers housing without preconditions. This method is paired with case management services to help residents stabilize and connect with health care, employment, and supportive services.

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