Key to Home Partnership Moves 45 People from Homeless Encampment into Permanent Housing

Interview with Jamie Caves-Strategy Implementation Manager of Key to Home

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Coordinated Outreach Ends Long-Standing Encampment

A coordinated, multi-agency effort led by the Key to Home Partnership successfully closed a homeless encampment where 45 people were living and moved every person into a stable, permanent home. The operation brought together nonprofit caseworkers, city housing staff, outreach teams and landlords to speed placements.

Case Management and Wraparound Services for Stability

Each person placed receives an assigned case manager who helps them:

• Secure and maintain ID documents (birth certificates, state IDs, Social Security cards)

• Enroll in benefit programs (SNAP, Medicaid, rental assistance)

• Find job training and employment opportunities

• Establish lease agreements and receive landlord mediation support

Jamie Caves, Strategy Implementation Manager, Key to Home Partnership,“This is not just about housing — it’s about long-term stability. Every person now has a case manager and a plan to remain housed.”

Outcomes, Follow-up, and Next Steps

Program leaders say follow-up checks and employment supports are scheduled at 30, 60 and 90 days to reduce returns to homelessness. The Key to Home Partnership is using this success to pitch similar coordinated efforts in other regions.

What Residents Should Know / How to Help

• If you encounter individuals in need, call the local outreach hotline or 2-1-1.

• Landlords interested in housing formerly unhoused residents can contact the Partnership’s housing team for incentives and risk mitigation resources.

• Volunteers and donations (furniture, bus passes, work clothes) are coordinated through local nonprofits.