The A Home For Every Neighbor initiative successfully moves people into housing in under two weeks.
A city program called A Home For Every Neighbor has helped house over 200 people — or roughly two-thirds of the city's unhoused population — since its launch in 2024.
According to an article in Signal Cleveland by Frank W. Lewis and Michael Indriolo, "From a policy perspective, the program’s biggest impact has been to show that it’s possible to rehouse people in less than two weeks." The program subsidizes 12 months of housing, working with local landlords to find rental units. The program was originally funded with $2 million in city funds and $2.7 million in federal COVID-era rental assistance.
But the program still faces challenges as new restrictions jeopardize federal funding and pandemic-era assistance runs out. "Without additional affordable housing opportunities, many households remain vulnerable to returning to housing instability despite the progress made through programs like this one," said Elaine Gimmel, executive director of EDEN Inc., an affordable housing provider.
Read the full story: From Tent to House in 11 days: A Close Look at Cleveland’s New Response to Homelessness
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