New effort in Council Bluffs tries hands-on approach to help the homeless

Activists in Council Bluffs are taking to the streets to help people who are homeless through a new program called “A Path Forward.”

Chasity Kephart is a first responder community health coach with the Council Bluffs Police Department. She spent last week hiking along the Missouri River, reaching out to people who need help.

“We did a lot of things during that week with a lot of people and made some really good strides, but now how do we keep that momentum going and doing the follow up?” Kephart says. “So those are some things we’re looking at as a community and agencies together. How do we continue to make progress and what does that look like moving forward?”…

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