‘Housing First’ cut homelessness in Milwaukee — can it work across Wisconsin?
“However, Milwaukee County has the nation’s lowest per-capita homeless population, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced in March. That is thanks to a set of “Housing First” policies the city has implemented to permanently house as many people as possible before establishing employment, or attending to substance use or mental health issues, said James Mathy, the administrator for the Milwaukee County Housing Division.”