City of Red Deer to craft new homelessness and housing plan
A new made in Red Deer plan to tackle homelessness and housing is coming down the pipe.
On Monday night, city council approved the terms of reference for a plan which will ultimately replace the 2008-2018 Plan to End Homelessness.
With an expectation for the unnamed plan to come back to council for approval as early as this fall, the ad hoc committee tasked with crafting it will need to keep a number of guiding principles in mind.
The plan will guide the community’s efforts around providing integrated housing and supports, it will build on the success of the previous plan, and it will last no longer than five years, which is in line with modern-day best practice so that communities can revisit its successes and failures sooner.