What We Do
Close the front door to homelessness
- Offer prevention services
- Link consumers to existing permanent housing programs
- Promote access to mainstream resources
Open the back door from homelessness
- Ensure availability of emergency housing
- Increase inventory of permanent supportive housing
- Provide wraparound, intensive case-management services
Build infrastructure
- Gather accurate data
- Provide ongoing review of current housing market
- Promote affordable home-ownership opportunities
Involve the community
- Offer community presentations to educate about homelessness
- Organize events including Ottawa Connect and Housing Matters
- Encourage participation among elected officials in LHA events
Who We Are
Member Organizations
- 211 of Ottawa County
- Arbor Circle
- City of Grand Haven
- City of Holland
- Community Action House
- Community Housing Advocates
- Community Mental Health of Ottawa County
- Community Representative/Supportive Housing Participant
- Community SPOKE
- Fair Housing Center of West Michigan
- Good Samaritan Ministries
- Harvest Stand Ministries
- HHI, Management Company/Heritage Homes, Inc.
- Holland Rescue Mission
- Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity
- Legal Aid of Western Michigan
- Love In Action
- Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency
- Michigan Works
- Ottawa Area Intermediate School District
- Ottawa County Community Action Agency
- Ottawa County Department of Health and Human Services
- Resilience: Advocates for Ending Violence
- The People Center
- The Salvation Army of Grand Haven
- The Salvation Army of Holland
- Volunteers of America