Out Wayne County Homeless Services Coalition
The Out Wayne County Homeless Services Coalition is an informal partnership between over thirty agencies, organizations and governmental units that works to bridge the gaps that lead to homelessness. Formed in 1993, Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency is the lead organization in the Coalition. Shortly after the formation of the Coalition, member agencies also formed a Continuum of Care (CoC) that would address the specific needs of Out-Wayne County's homeless population while fostering better communication and closing service gaps.
The mission of the Out-Wayne County Homeless Services Coalition is to eliminate homelessness in the Out Wayne County area. Toward this end, the Coalition established a 10 Year Plan to end Homelessness. The Plan identifies economic and social issues at the local and state level that contribute to homelessness and substandard housing, while also proving direction for the Coalition to work toward.
The Coalition works together to improve the capacity of all community partners to help homeless, imminently homeless and marginally housed persons locate, secure and sustain permanent housing.
Member agencies include:
ACCESS
Adult Comfort Living Housing
ChristNet
City of Dearborn
Community Care Services
Downriver Community Conference
Faith Recovery Center
First Step
Liberty Hill Housing Corporation
Lincoln Behavioral Services
Living the Principles, Inc.
Lutheran Social Services of Michigan - Wayne County Family Center
Neighborhood Legal Services
Serenity Center, Inc.
Starfish Family Services
The Senior Alliance and the Area Agency on Aging 1-C
Travelers Aid Society
United Way of Southeastern Michigan
Veteran's Haven, Inc.
Wayne County Department of Economic Development
Wayne County Senior Citizens Services
Wayne County Executive Office
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency
For more information on the Out-Wayne County Homeless Coalition:
Website: www.outwaynehomeless.org
Anjala Huff
(734) 246-2280