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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, November 24th, 2021.
Later in the program, the Community Kitchen of Monroe County will offer a free meal on Thanksgiving Day to those in need. WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Executive Director of Community Kitchen Vicki Pierce in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, “Giving Beyond Thanks” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. Host and producer Richard Fish covers charity scams in the latest edition of Better Beware.
United Way of Monroe County Garners Over $5 Million to Combat Homelessness and Housing Insecurity
United Way of Monroe County has garnered over 5 million dollars for the Heading Home 2021 initiative – a long-term, housing-first approach to combat homelessness and housing insecurity in the community.
Executive Director Efrat Feferman explained what the project entails and it will use the funds to tackle issues of homelessness and housing insecurity.
United Way of Monroe County, the Community Foundation of Monroe County and the Housing Insecurity Working Group conducted a report titled Heading Home 2021: A Regional Plan for Making Homelessness Rare, Brief and Non-Repeating.
Feferman touched on how the project intends to accomplish its goals of making homelessness rare, brief and non-repeating.
The City of Bloomington had committed 1.2 million dollars to support the project as a part of its Recover Forward initiative. Deputy Mayor Don Griffin said during a press conference that the city will dedicate an additional 1.5 million dollars for the project in 2022.
Monroe County Commissioner Julie Thomas said the county designated 1.2 million dollars in the here-and-now, plus an additional 1.2 million dollars in endowment funding to sustain the Heading Home project.
Feferman outlines how the funding came together.
While playing a role in searching for long-term solutions to housing insecurity, Feferman expanded on her biggest takeaways on how to solve this crisis on the local level.
To find out more details about the Heading Home 2021 initiative, you can click here.
Feature Report:
The Community Kitchen of Monroe County will offer a free meal on Thanksgiving Day to those in need. WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Executive Director of Community Kitchen Vicki Pierce in today’s feature report.
Up next, “Giving Beyond Thanks” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. Host and producer Richard Fish covers charity scams in the latest edition of Better Beware.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Kade Young.
Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
