Shawnee's homeless initiative underway
“(Mayor Ed Bolt and I) had to basically learn a second language,” she said. Next came a mapping system to learn where homeless encampments were and where individuals were staying, which is crucial for the program, she said. “We were able to match the police department with our engineering department — that was just a nice organic, problem-solving solution that happened right there just by having a meeting with our inner-agencies,” she said. Getting support from Shawnee churches, nonprofits Craig said they also looked outside of Shawnee at others helping with homelessness. “We work...
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