Bethesda Cares: Most Vulnerable Homeless Should Be Housed First
Group is looking to catalog Bethesda's most vulnerable after it says not enough chronically homeless were placed in a new permanent housing facility.
Bethesda Cares is investigating ways to prioritize housing for the chronically homeless after the group says not enough of Bethesda’s most vulnerable were placed in a new, 12-bed permanent housing facility on Hampden Lane. Lasko Manor, a new, $4.3 million studio apartment complex, is geared to house the homeless, as detailed in a recent Gazette article. Operated by the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, the complex is part of a county-wide and countrywide push toward a “housing first” model that places the homeless in permanent housing with on-site counselors and support for residents rather than shelters, hotels or transitional homes, the Gazette reported. The housing first model has been recognized as a national best …
In this Article:
