How Detroit’s new leaders plan to cut poverty, homelessness

Detroit’s new human services leaders Luke Shaefer and Benita Miller talk about how they’ll fight poverty and homelessness ...
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Federal policy pivot threatens decades of Cuyahoga County progress to eradicate homelessness

Cuyahoga County was an early adopter of the “housing first” model for reducing homelessness. Trump administration wants to cut funding for it.

Sinking boats and tiny homes, see the bills signed into WA law

Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 2199 on Monday to expedite the removal of abandoned and sinking boats from the Puget ...

How Detroit’s new leaders plan to cut poverty, homelessness

Detroit’s new human services leaders Luke Shaefer and Benita Miller talk about how they’ll fight poverty and homelessness under Mayor Mary Sheffield.

Patch AM: How did a 10-hour 911 wait become acceptable in Seattle?

Coming up on the Seattle Patch calendar: STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Seattle at Greenwood ...
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10-hour ambulance delay puts Seattle’s 911 call triage under scrutiny

A Seattle woman waited more than 10 hours for a nurse-ordered ambulance, raising concerns about the city’s 911 nurse triage system and response standards.

Mobile clinics offer a practical way to improve health care access in maternity care deserts

Six have low access to care – meaning there are fewer than two hospitals offering obstetric care or birth centers per 10,000 births and fewer than 60 obstetric providers. The remaining five counties ...