Homeless Action Network of Detroit

Thank you to our CoC partners, @NSO - Detroit, COTS and Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries for hosting our Voter Registration Drive for People Experiencing Homelessness! We also extend our gratitude to Shelter Ambassadors Tawanna Simpson, Tiffany Gist, Allah Young, and Rachel Minion, along with Detroit Advisors Group (DAG) member Duran, for helping register and inform shelter residents about voting. Together, we’re empowering individuals to shape our communities at the ballot box. A special mention goes to Sruthi Talluri and Stephanie Smith from the City of Detroit's Health Department for collaborating with us to provide essential health information to residents.

Today is National Voter Registration Day!

Today’s the Day! It’s #WorldHomelessDay! Our partners at Community Solutions, Inc. invite you to join them in celebrating the people and communities proving that homelessness is solvable by joining a screening of “Keep showing up.” https://bit.ly/3BwKXJq #HomelessnessIsSolvable #KeepShowingUp

The Human Cost of Burnout in Homeless Services: Exploring Trauma, Systemic Challenges, and the Path Forward I recently gave a presentation titled Returning the Humanity to Homeless Services, where I explored the personal and systemic challenges faced by workers in our field. We discussed the impact of personal trauma, secondary trauma, burnout, and compassion fatigue, along with systemic and organizational challenges like funding shortages, resource constraints, high demand, and lack of coordination among service providers. Since that session, I’ve been developing a research aim focused on understanding the prevalence of personal trauma and stress among homeless services workers, and how these, combined with secondary trauma and systemic and organizational challenges, contribute to burnout, PTSD, poor physical and mental health, and compassion fatigue. This research is especially important as we bring more individuals with lived experience into this field, recognizing both the unique perspectives they offer and the challenges they face. By addressing these issues, we can better support staff, improve well-being, and enhance service effectiveness. I’m curious if anyone is currently working on similar research. If so, I’d love to connect and learn more. If not, I’m looking to collaborate with established researchers or firms interested in pursuing this project, as I don’t have the time, resources, or experience to take it on alone. If you or someone you know might be interested, please reach out!

📊 As #WorldHomelessDay nears, we’re reminded that behind every statistic is a person with a name and a story. Built for Zero communities like ours use real-time, by-name data to understand who is experiencing homelessness and provide tailored solutions. #HomelessnessIsSolvable

MCAH Advocacy In Action MCAH is pleased to announce the final passage of Source of Income legislation SB 205-207 in the Senate, which affirmed the modifications in the House bill on Sept. 26, 2024. Thank you to ALL our partners who helped make this happen. And congratulations to Lisa Chapman and her entire Public Policy team. https://lnkd.in/g8fEtz4V

Advocacy Alert! MCAH has partnered with the Rent is Too Damn High Coalition to launch the Housing Homestretch 2024 Campaign. From now through December, we will be pushing the legislature to pass seven essential tenant protections and we need your help to bring these bills to the finish line! The legislature has introduced over sixty housing related bills this session, but has yet to pass any critical tenant protections that will change renters’ and unhoused folks’ lives for the better. We need all hands on deck to end this session strong and push these bills across the finish line in the Housing Homestretch. Support the campaign today in just a minute and sign on here to show your support: https://lnkd.in/g38W2rTm #ThePowerofOne