Milwaukee's success with homeless outreach, and an uncertain future

According to Point-in-Time data, Milwaukee has been uniquely successful in preventing homelessness. Whereas rates of homelessness have increased nationwide over the last decade, they’ve declined in Milwaukee.

Krystina Kohler is the impact manager for the Safe and Stable Homes Initiative at United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County. United Way is the lead agency applying for federal funding for homeless services. Kohler joins Lake Effect’s Sam Woods to discuss Milwaukee’s approach to homeless services, success in getting people housed, and how new priorities in federal funding threaten to undermine that success.