More Need, Less Money

Social services on the chopping block

by James Leonard

posted 1/29/2011

How bad is the rise in homelessness in Washtenaw County? “We served 1,200 people last year, and we still have a waiting list of three people for every bed,” says Ellen Schulmeister, executive director of the Shelter Association. “But it’s really much bigger than even that. There’re people out there living in their cars!”

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