State government would help fund resource programs for the homeless if state Sen. Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, had her way, especially as Ada County looks for solutions to homelessness.
The Idaho Statesman reports (http://bit.ly/1AVOiwb ) that Boise Director of Community Partnerships Diana Lachiondo says the city is working with local hospitals and Ada County on a collaboration that would bring a housing first model to the Treasure Valley.
At a homelessness summit May 21, Den Hartog encouraged the state government to educate and advocate for more and better homelessness programs.
Lanchiondo estimates the total yearly savings from housing a single chronically homeless person is $12,800 to $48,200. But the city is reluctant to build a bunch of free housing on its own dime because it would cost millions.