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Tag: Housing First

Urban Ministries Center's leaders took a desolate area beyond Charlotte's Uptown and turned it into a supportive apartment community for people transitioning from homelessness.
Posted inMedicaid

States Freed to Use Medicaid Money for Housing

by Editor December 2, 2015April 19, 2021

By Michael Ollove Stateline Communities with big homeless populations are increasingly turning to a strategy known as housing first. The idea: Helping chronically homeless people to find a permanent home, and stay in it, is the best way to help them lead stable, healthy lives. The approach has been used in cities like Chicago and […]

Moore Place resident Justin Markel has been able to use the facility as a place to start over. Photo shows a well-groomed Justin sitting on a park bench.
Posted inMental Health

From Living on the Margins to Having a Home

by Editor August 3, 2015April 19, 2021
Carlotta Mauney was homeless for years and using drugs. Landing at Moore Place gave her a chance to start again. “It’s good to know that people who are more fortunate than you are don’t mind giving a helping hand to somebody who’s down on their luck,” she said.
Posted inMental Health

Can You Give Homes to the Homeless?

by Editor July 28, 2015April 22, 2021

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