LANSING — The city of Lansing is expecting to start, next week, soliciting bids to build or renovate structures to house and provide shelter for people who are homeless.
Separate bids would cover structures and the operation of a new or reworked place for people experiencing homelessness.
The “structures” could look like a tiny home community, an encampment of insulated tents or a renovation to an existing building, said Kimberly Coleman, director of the city’s Human Relations & Community Services Department.
“Homelessness is a community issue. It’s everybody’s issue,” she said.
Money for the new structures would come from $800,000 of state money aimed at easing homelessness in Lansing.
To get ideas for the structures and operations, the city hosted a more than two hour listening session Thursday at the Foster Community Center.
At the end, moderators with Resolution Services Center read compiled ideas from about 40 people, including some shelter representatives, who sat at a half dozen tables while sharing hundreds of suggestions.