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May 27, 2021 · In Detroit, the Rocket Community Fund has made many direct investments to help identify meaningful solutions to address veteran homelessness. For example, we invested in transitioning temporary or transitional shelter housing into permanent supportive housing for veterans in Detroit.
Detroit Choice Awards, Southfield, Michigan. 7,141 likes · 68 talking about this. The mission of Detroit Choice Awards is to acknowledge, celebrate, and inspire.
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Whenever we think of awards our minds go to the superstars or superheroes in various fields of life. We mention those who come from wealth or those with big names. But wait a minute! Have you thought of thousands of talented people out there who have never had the opportunity to be recognized?
- Hotels to Housing
- Smarter Together
- Turning Off The Faucet
- Flexibility in Funding
- More Than An Address
Like many communities, the Detroit team quickly moved their highest risk veterans — like those who were elderly, vulnerable, or had medical issues — out of congregate shelters or unsheltered, unsafe environments and into quarantine and isolation hotels. Beginning in the spring of 2020, the team also received technical support from Tom Albanese, con...
The team was able to accomplish this work with support and cooperation across several agencies and organizations — most crucially, the VA. “One of the things that’s great in Detroit is our local VA’s involvement with the homeless system,” Morgan said. “They’re at every veteran table.” Beginning at the start of the pandemic in 2020, the Detroit team...
Throughout the pandemic, the Detroit team has sought to address potential sources of inflow into homelessness. Additional funding provided by the federal stimulus package has allowed providers to do more targeted prevention and serve all veterans imminently at-risk of homelessness. “It’s like a tub — we’re going to open the drain as we turn off the...
Oftentimes, budgeting and planning are two of the greatest obstacles in the way of securing and maintaining permanent housing. The pandemic has allowed for increased flexibility with how SSVF funds are allocated and used. For example, caps on the number of months the funds could provide utility or rental assistance have been removed. One solution t...
The Detroit team has set their gaze on functionally ending veteran homelessness across the city. “There’s been a focused persistence and commitment to getting to functional zero and the federal criteria and benchmarks as well,” Albanese noted. “It was difficult during the early part of the pandemic, but we’ve refocused on those goals in the fall.” ...
Nov 12, 2021 · DETROIT, MI, November 12, 2021 – Cumulus Media announces that New Country 93.1 (WDRQ-FM) in Detroit held the Broadway’s Veterans Matter Honor-Thon on Thursday, November 11, 2021, driving emergency funds to provide 10 local homeless veterans with long-term housing.
Jun 4, 2021 · Once approved, Share Detroit lists information about the nonprofit like ways to donate online, events, an Amazon wish list and ways to volunteer.
The award winning hairstylist has won the “313” BEST IN BLACK AWARD for Detroits Best Hairstylist and Detroits Best Salon in 2016 and 2017. She also won the DAVES’ CHOICE AWARDS for Detroits Best Hairstylist in 2018, and the DETROIT CHOICE AWARD for Best Hairstylist in 2020 and 2021.
