As part of Mayor John Whitmire’s push to end street homelessness in Houston, the city’s housing department plans to open a site where the homeless can access services and pathways to permanent housing.
The city of Houston plans to open a “superhub” for homeless people as part of Mayor John Whitmire’s initiative to address street homelessness in the city.
Details are sparse — including the number of beds, exact location, total cost and timeline. Housing department director Mike Nichols told Houston Public Media the city saw “an opportunity to buy a facility for, we think, a very good price,” and the department intends to present the proposal to the city council sometime in October.
It’s intended to function as a “triage” site where homeless people are referred to services, like healthcare, psychiatric support, substance abuse programs or pathways to permanent housing…