Please make your voice heard (and represent those who cannot be heard at this time) to support:
-the ongoing Ada County budget for support services at New Path Housing
-Housing First as the most widely effective support to rehousing and life transition for those who are unhoused
-the dissemination of accurate information (to counter the inaccurate information being communicated by the current Ada County Commissioners) about the success of New Path and the Housing First approach.
Letters and emails to the Ada County Commissioners AND to the local press are essential to ensure our momentum continues. This budget will be presented to the public on 21 JULY. TIME CRITICAL
Read more:
Idaho Statesman–June 24, 2021: https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/from-the-opinion-editor/article252343273.html
Vanessa Fry’s original feasibility study results (snapshot)-2016: https://www.idahohousing.com/documents/cost-of-chronic-homelessness-overview.pdf
ongoing analyses: https://www.boisestate.edu/sps-ipi/files/2020/04/new-path-community-housing-2019-eval-final.pdf
Our Path Home Board position: Op-Ed- The Truth about Housing First
