August 1, 2011 - YMCA Supportive Housing Campus
Posted by Lorinda Roth
Kim Stewart, Director of Operations, Des Moines YMCA spoke to us about the newly opened Supportive Housing Campus.
The new YMCA Supportive Housing Campus is conveniently located in downtown Des Moines. The campus offer 140 individual efficiency residential units as well as a variety of support services. In addition to the furnished units, there are classrooms, counseling suites, a library, a small workout room, laundry facilities and a dining area.
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the most effective way to end homelessness is an approach called Housing First. This approach provides homeless people with stable, permanent housing as quickly as possible supplemented by support services as needed. YMCA Supportive Housing Campus has adopted the Housing First Approach as a solution.
