One year after ‘Health & Housing’ vote, advocates still look for short, long-term solutions

One year ago, the Springfield City Council voted to approve a zoning change intended to pave the way for a $3-million plan for a comprehensive center for the homeless in a vacant, two-story building at 11th and Edwards streets.The project, brought forward by social service agency Helping Hands of Springfield, was lauded by homeless advocates as an all-in-one facility meant to address the root causes of homelessness by offering mental health, health care and emergency shelter […]