Douglas County Commissioners on Wednesday heard the challenges facing an end to chronic homelessness in the county. Owen Cox, a researcher from the University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships and Research presented the findings of a two-part needs assessment on unhoused people. “We’re really hoping that what you see here today, and what you see in the final report, which is forthcoming, will really help guide any future sort of plans that you might make around tackling some of the issues that the needs assessment has uncovered.” After the presentation, Shannon Oury, executive director of Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority, told commissioners part of the challenge of eliminating homelessness centers on re-entry into the housing market. Oury cited the example of attaining housing after experiencing homelessness multiple times.
Source: The Lawrence Times
