[Music] a roof over your head and food on your table two things that everyone needs to get by but their high price tag is leaving people in mid Michigan homeless good evening everyone I'm Riley Connell Deana is off tonight organizations that address these issues say there aren't enough resources to fight the growing problem news 10's Mars Anderson shares how nonprofits are joining forces to get more people off the street hunger and homelessness are two major problems affecting the United States
two Community groups in Lancing are coming together to help those facing these challenges the need um out there for people who are homeless individuals and families has tripled Brotherhood against drugs or bad stepped into to assist Aven House ministries and raising funds for services offered by the nonprofit Housing Services we offer advocacy we offer information we offer guidance often when people are homeless and struggling they don't know what to do next Charles Mor of bad says the end of co
vid emergency rental assistance in the state led to the increased number of homeless along with the decrease in affordable housing across the city Moore says the Need For assistance has increased but funding has not if we don't get funding then critical services will probably be eliminated ab and we can't we just can't afford that in the Capo City because all it's going to do is increase crime and also make it hard to attract businesses to the city the organizations's kicked off their new partne
rship with lunch for over 150 underserved people Sunday afternoon Cynthia Stevenson was able to get off the streets and into a home with services offered by Avent house she says these services are needed for those simply trying to find their way being somewhere you have no relatives and you know don't know how to go nowhere or do nothing I mean they were my backbone and still is my back providing resources and help for many situations helping to bring positive change to the community
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