The City of Greensboro is asking residents to help furnish homes for people transitioning out of homelessness through a new program called Housing First Plus.
According to a city press release issued Thursday, May 8, the city’s Community Safety Department is seeking donations of furniture and household items for the initiative – which is designed to move some of Greensboro’s most vulnerable residents from the street into stable housing while also providing intensive case management services.
The pilot program will work with 20 people and it combines intensive case management with incentives and support for participating landlords. The city said that some clients could begin moving into unfurnished homes as early as Monday, June 1…