The Metro: Empowerment Plan supports unhoused people with creative solution
The Empowerment Plan has been in service to metro Detroit’s homeless population since 2012. Empowerment Plan employs people living in...
The Metro: How will Detroit’s next mayor address homelessness and housing?
Affordable housing has been a major issue for many voters in Detroit. In fact, according to recent University of Michigan...
The Metro: WSU grad student supporting Detroit’s homeless with interactive resource map
Detroit’s homeless population is growing. A one-night count conducted last year by the city of Detroit and two local nonprofits...
The Metro: The fight to end homelessness in America
Detroit, like many parts of the country, is facing a housing crisis. Over half of renters in the city are...
The Metro: New mobile unit aims to address needs of Detroit’s homeless youth
There are many faces of housing insecurity and homelessness — sleeping in cars or cramped spaces, the constant fear of...
The Metro: Local nonprofit advocates for ‘holistic’ approach to ending homelessness
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Earlier this month, two children from a family facing homelessness —...
Detroit Today: Why homelessness still exists in the richest country in the world
As the metro Detroit area grapples with extremely low temperatures this week, it's hard not to think about the city's...