Manchester’s mayor says more needs to be done to help homeless population
URGES THE STATE TO STEP IN AND HELP ONE DEATH, TWO HOMELESSNESS IS TOO MANY, TOO. THIS WEEK, IN NEW HAMPSHIRE’S LARGEST, BOTH FOUND BY FIRST RESPONDERS IN THEIR TENTS. NOW MANCHESTER CITY LEADERS AND, HOMELESSNESS ADVOCATES ARE HIGHLIGHTING THE CHANGES WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND THE NEED FOR MORE HELP FROM THE STATE. THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE STATE AND OUR COMMUNITIES HAS NOT BEEN HAPPENING IN 2020. MAYOR CRAIG AND SEVERAL OTHER MAYORS PENNED A LETTER, THE GOVERNOR EXPRESSING THEIR NEED FOR MORE RESOURCES AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS YEAR, THE STATE’S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OFFERED UP $5 MILLION TOWARDS HOMELESSNESS. $4 MILLION OF THAT WENT TO SHELTERS TO MAINTAIN OR INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY IN WINTER MONTHS. WE WANT THIS HOMELESSNESS ISSUE TO GO AWAY. IT’S NOT SAFE FOR ANYBODY TO BE IN A TENT. WE ARE HORRIFIED BY THE SITUATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO BALANCE THE ETHICS OF HOW TO HELP THESE FOLKS HELP THEMSELVES. IT’S NOT SOMETHING THEY CAN DO ON THEIR OWN. MANCHESTER’S DIRECTOR OF HOMELESSNESS SAY THAT SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND, TRAUMA, ARE USUALLY ASSOCIATED, PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS AND A UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION CAN GO A LONG WAY IN FINDING SOLUTION. NO ONE DESERVES TO BE IN THIS SITUATION. IT COULD EASILY BE ANY OF US. WE COULD REDUCE THE STIGMA AROUND AND ADDICTION. I THINK THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY FOR PEOPLE TO KIND OF MOUNT TOGETHER THEIR RESOURCES AND THEIR TOLERANCE SO THAT WE CAN MOVE INTO A NEW LEVEL. NOW, THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY AND RECOVERY HAS ALSO COMMITTED MILLION DOLLARS TO EXTEND HOTEL MOTEL STAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES USING THE RENTAL. THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE
Manchester’s mayor says more needs to be done to help homeless population
Updated: 6:29 PM EST Dec 30, 2022
Two homeless people died in the past week in Manchester. Mayor Joyce Craig said that over the past three years of the pandemic, the homeless population in the state has tripled.
Two homeless people died in the past week in Manchester. Mayor Joyce Craig said that over the past three years of the pandemic, the homeless population in the state has tripled.
