People released from prison often face barriers to resuming their lives. Among them: difficulty securing housing. Montgomery County will be part of a new program to confront this issue.
Montgomery County and Dayton are joining seven other communities nationwide in the new Housing Justice Peer Network program. It’s run by New York University’s Housing Solutions Lab and the Center for Justice Innovation in New York and comes at no cost to participate.
The program will last 18 months, with a focus on small to mid-sized communities. The goal is to have participants look at their current resources, support one another through peer learning and make work plans for tangible change in housing access. Each plan will be tailored to the communities they aim to serve…