Detroit city officials and nonprofit partners have announced a three-year $9.2 million initiative to help families with minor children experiencing homelessness. The program, dubbed ‘Homeless to Housed,’ will provide six to 12 months of rent aid and case management to approximately 140 families each year.
Program Details
The effort combines two housing programs: rapid rehousing and tenant-based rental assistance. The rapid rehousing program will help 78 households, or 296 people, by the end of the year, while the tenant-based rental assistance program will offer rent aid and case management to about 60 households, or 227 individuals.
According to Mayor Mary Sheffield, the program will impact approximately 500 Detroiters annually and help families transition from emergency shelter into permanent supportive housing. The city’s top leader overseeing health, human services, and poverty solutions, Luke Shaefer, emphasized the importance of stable housing for families, citing research that shows rapid rehousing can reduce families’ reliance on homelessness services by 25%.
The program is backed by general fund and federal grant dollars, and families will be assessed and selected based on need. The city has seen a 16% increase in homelessness from 2023 to 2024, and a 2% increase in people living in emergency shelters and other housing programs in 2025.
Original reporting: BridgeDetroit — read the source article.
