Homelessness Prevention Programs 2023
A Team Committed to Making Homelessness Rare, Brief, and Non-Recurring
Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency’s Homelessness Prevention Program 2023
NMCAA’s Homeless Prevention Team is committed to making homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in every community across our 10-county service region (23-counties in SSVF).
In 2023, the Homeless Prevention Team utilized $5,067,993.76 in State & Federal funding to assist:
416 Households with Prevention/Rapid Re-housing (RRH) Financial Assistance
217 Households avoid eviction
133 Households obtain safe and affordable housing
313 Households in Street Outreach and Diversion Programs
60 Households improve their overall financial well-being
1,780 Hours provided for Case Management Services
Region 2 Diversion and Rapid Exit program outcomes
694 Total clients served
188 Positive exits to permanent housing
27% Positive exit rate
31 Days for average time in diversion program
Increase in Homelessness
Combating Homelessness
NMCAA’s Homeless Prevention (HP) division systematically reviewed the Coordinated Entry (CE) data to examine the rate and volume of individuals and families who were currently experiencing homelessness or who were at-risk of becoming homeless.
In the last year, we have seen a significant increase in homelessness across the Northwest Region. A top-to-bottom overhaul of the homeless response CE system in our 10- county service region was conducted with the assistance from the Northwest Coalition to End Homelessness (NWCEH) and the Michigan Balance of State (MIBoS) COC and using data from of the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) (showing diversion services had the greatest impact on ending homelessness), HP began the Diversion and Rapid Exit program in October of 2022, and hired three case managers to cover the region and stem the increased flow of individuals and families entering homelessness.
