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CFTH leads partners of The Way Home to decommission "Chartres" encampment

Allison Zapata • February 13, 2023

We are proud to have led the work on the ground for the City of Houston and Harris County's encampment decommissioning through housing initiative last week.


We are thrilled that 38 people went to the new Navigation Center, run by our partner Harmony House, Inc., and six others went straight to housing.


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The City and County partnered with us and with the partners of The Way Home to not merely displace encampment residents but to holistically respond by moving them into housing.


We couldn't have done this work without our partners:


  • Harmony House operates the newly-opened housing Navigation Center (on Jensen Dr in the Fifth Ward) and handled intake of the encampment residents. (Note: the Navigation Center is a city-owned facility. The CFTH is the leaseholder.)
  • Homeless outreach teams from SEARCH, Hope Haven, and Avenue 360 assisted with engaging individuals experiencing homelessness in the area, transportation, and more.
  • The Harris Center was onsite to support clients with mental health needs.
  • The Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) of the Houston Police Department (HPD) issued notices that the encampment would be closing. They were also onsite to keep everyone safe and to help with traffic control.
  • The Houston Downtown Management District (DMD) handled waste removal.
  • METRO provided transportation for those who moved from the encampment site to the housing Navigation Center.
  • Case managers from Veterans Affairs supported Veterans living at the encampment.
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