Thursday, October 13, 2011

Housing

A message from the Homeless Education Newsletter regarding the changes at SOS Crisis Center.  Please pass this information along when assisting people facing housing situations. 


HOUSING ACCESS

The SOS Crisis Center is now the Housing Access for Washtenaw County (HAWC). Please note the new phone number: 734-961-1999. What does this mean? In the past, families would call multiple agencies or call with the intent of getting on a shelter waitlist. These days are over. HAWC is the single point of contact for housing services and there is not a shelter waitlist anymore. Households experiencing housing instability or homelessness should be told to call HAWC where they will receive an assessment of their needs and a connection to available resources. Please help families understand available resources are very strained. We are working to help families identify other family members or friends they can stay with.

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