Two years ago, Grand Rapids reworked how it interacts with the unhoused community. A three-pronged approach was rolled out: housing resources, supportive services, system improvements, and clarifying rules and requirements.
“People are coming into homelessness for a whole different set of issues,” Mel Trotter Ministries CEO Chris Palusky said on Monday.
He then shared a tough statistic: Mel Trotter Ministries has seen a 14% increase in the number of people they serve from last year.
“This is the tipping point, especially in Grand Rapids, that the community can tackle this very difficult issue,” Palusky said…