Park Avenue Residences supportive housing opens after Helping Hands, City of Springfield and IHDA cooperation
The Park Avenue Residences were inaugurated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. The Illinois Housing Development Authority and the City of Springfield funded the project comprising 22 apartments for formerly homeless residents. Officials state that 188 adults
State of Illinois continues planning new efforts to assist homeless population and bring state to “functional zero”
Illinois is ramping up efforts to bring homelessness under control statewide. Governor JB Pritzker hosted a number of advocates, community leaders, and experts for a summit last week to discuss the goal of reaching “functional zero” for
Part Two of WMAY’s sit-down with the Helping Hands of Springfield’s Executive Director Laura Davis
Get the latest news: Subscribe Now There are members of our community – Springfield, Illinois, and beyond – that do not live lives that many would easily recognize. Many millions of Americans, in fact, hide their suffering,
Helping Hands of Springfield’s Executive Director Laura Davis looks towards a more humane future for all with WMAY: Part One
Get the latest news: Subscribe Now In the eternal struggle against such basic human banes as homelessness, housing and food insecurity, and basic resource accessibility, Springfield has many public and private institutions fighting what might be called,
A conversation with Community Housing Navigator Nick Dodson of the Heartland Continuum of Care
Get the latest news: Subscribe Now Homelessness is a real, human crisis. It is – particularly – a human crisis in the United States, and even here in Sangamon County and Springfield, Illinois. There are several hundred
The Long Term Economic and Social Costs of Homelessness: An Analysis
Get the latest news: Subscribe Now Recently, when WMAY sat down with Josh Sabo, the executive director of Heartland: HOUSED – itself an offshoot of The Heartland Continuum – which focuses on homelessness, its functional eradication, and