| The Homelessness Collaborative in Broward is focused on housing individuals and families from the former encampment in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The collaborative reached a major milestone last month when 80 individuals remaining in the encampment voluntarily moved out along with their pets and belongings, the first step on a path to safe, stable permanent housing with supportive services as needed. The successes were the result of adopting the nationally recognized best practice “housing first” approach to assisting individuals experiencing homelessness. Months of work and planning by more than 40 public and private partners went into the work of the Collaborative, which was founded by Broward County, the City of Fort Lauderdale, United Way of Broward County, the Broward Business Council on Homelessness and the Broward Homeless Continuum of Care. |
