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To the editor: A mental review of 15 years helping and hosting the moms and dads and children of Family Promise of Lawrence provides my mind with a slide sho ....
Douglas County commissioners have budgeted millions of dollars for Lawrence’s supportive housing needs, but a report they commissioned from a housing nonprofi ....
Following a pilot program for its new tiny home village, the Lawrence Community Shelter has suspended the program and again stopped accepting families. A shel ....
Lawrence City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St., is pictured Thursday, July 7, 2016. For those struggling to afford housing or already experiencing homelessness, being approved for housing assistance can seem like a solution is finally at hand. The reality is that even with that money guaranteed, it can be months before recipients of housing assistance are able to find a landlord or property management company willing to rent to them. Dana Ortiz, executive director of the housing support program Lawrence Family Promise and member of the city’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board, said that a family who qualifies for a housing voucher is initially given 90 days to find a landlord, and sometimes that isn’t enough. Ortiz said it’s not uncommon for a family to need one or even two 90-day extensions, or six to nine months total, to find a landlord who will accept the vouchers. ....