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In the News - November

Fryda Ochoa • November 30, 2023

Read Houston’s recent feature in The New York Times and get to know our incoming CEO. Check out our November media mentions!


“Homelessness is one of those topics that leaves Americans despairing, but Houston offers hope: It demonstrates what should be obvious, that a wealthy society doesn’t have to accept as inevitable throngs of people sleeping on sidewalks. Delegations from around the country now troop to Houston to seek lessons, with the mayors of Chicago, Los Angeles and Denver traipsing through this summer.”


Read the full column on The New York Times.



“Houston's Housing First Initiative is their solution to getting 60% of their homeless population off the street, but could it work in Spokane?”



Watch the full segment on KREM2.


“In the last 10 years, homelessness has dropped more than 60% in Houston, Texas, but has nearly doubled in Spokane. Why?”


Watch the full segment on KREM2.



“The monthslong search for the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County's next leader has officially come to an end.


“The organization — which is the lead agency of The Way Home, a public-private partnership to end homelessness — named Kelly Young as its new president and CEO. She will succeed outgoing CEO and president Mike Nichols, who announced his plans to retire at the end of the year in a May 9 letter.”


Read the full article on the Houston Business Journal.



“The Coalition for the Homeless announced on Nov. 2 that Young will take the reins as its new chief executive. The decision comes when the organization is celebrated for its role in Houston’s decreasing homeless count in the past decade when other major cities experienced an increase.”


Read the full profile piece on the Houston Chronicle.

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