Improving Detroit One Home at a Time
Community & Home Supports serves Detroit and its surrounding communities by providing financial assistance, supportive services, & counseling to individuals and families experiencing housing crises
Services
Homeless Services
We are a member of the Detroit Continuum of Care (CoC). The Detroit CoC is a network of nonprofits and government agencies in Detroit that work together to provide services to Detroit’s homeless and at risk households. We also provide these service for those who are unsheltered or living in a place not meant for human habitation such as a car, park, or abandoned building. More information can be found here. The existence of a CoC is a requirement for any community in the U.S. requesting federal funding for homeless services. We support the Detroit CoC by playing three primary roles:
Advocacy
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We have expertise in areas such as initial contact and assessment with homeless and at risk households; landlord/tenant law; and federal, state, and local homeless policies and regulations. We use our expertise to advocate for individuals; ensuring that they know and understand their rights and that they receive the services they’re eligible for in an appropriate manner.
Coordinated Entry
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The Detroit CoC’s coordinated entry system is called the Coordinated Assessment Model (CAM). More information can be found here. Southwest Solutions is the CAM Lead Agency and we are the CAM Implementation Agency. In this role, we are responsible to meet with any household that enters a Detroit CoC shelter, assess their service needs, assist them with acquiring vital documents (social security card, I.D., etc.), and refer them to a CoC agency that can provide them financial and supportive services assistance.
Housing & Support
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We provide ongoing financial support with monthly housing costs for 104 homeless households. CHS also provides these households with supportive services such as mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling, healthy living counseling, tenancy management, budget and financial counseling, and other services based on their needs. The ultimate goals for each household we service are empowerment and independence
Services
Low Income Housing
We own and manage a low income tax credit housing located on Hubbell Ave., just north of puritan in Detroit, MI. The property has 11 residential units that are rented out at a below market value rate to low income households in need of stable, safe, and affordable housing. We also own and are redeveloping several adjacent properties and have partnered with local businesses and residents during this process in an effort to participate in reducing neighborhood blight.
Our Mission & Values
The needs of the household we service come first. Our mission is to address poverty and housing injustice by empowering individuals and families to be able to live self-determined lives in their community, and to provide support to other community entities with similar values.
The core values surrounding this principle are:
Service
Dignity & Worth
Human Relationships
Integrity
Competence
Meet our board of directors
John M. Stoyka, M.A.
President & Executive Director
Director of CHS Homeless Services Programs
John Stoyka provides oversight, coordination, training, consultation and advocacy for the CHS staff and partners who serve the agency’s homeless and housing insecure clientele.
John also provides input and expertise on the acquisition and execution of federal, state, and local housing programs for the homeless or at risk, according to federal law, Michigan State landlord/tenant laws, eviction proceedings, and squatter rights, data reporting and quality, and client service coordination.
Marcel Santiz
Chairman of the Board
Camille Price
Secretary
Greg Andrews
Deputy Treasurer
Michael Weil
Treasurer
Yolonda Smalls
Director
Flavu Pop
Director
Nicole Hudson
Director
Michelle Foster
Director
Kyle Bartell
Director
Douglas Jones
Director
Kim Bozich
Director
Matthew Niemi, LLMSW
Chief Operations Officer
Debra Cassidy, BA
Accountant
David Otis, BA
Chief Financial Officer
Matthew Tommelein, BA
Lead Resource Navigator (Shelter & Street Outreach)
Larry Herren, LMSW
Clinical Therapist
Roger Walk, AA
Resource Navigator
Erica Johnson, MS
Resource Navigator
Erik Harper
Resource Navigator
Cheron Smiley-Calhoun
Resource Navigator Support Specialist
Timothy Desaussure
Resource Navigator
Angela Loewen, BA
Outreach Navigator
Dorita Brown, AA
Resource Navigator
Tasnia Chowdhury, BS
Outreach Navigator
Carolyn Neville, BA
Data Analyst
Debbie Flowers
Recordkeeping Quality & Security Specialist
Anthony Osley, BA
Quality Control Manager
Meosha Zachery, BA
Permanent Housing Lead Case Manager
Hannah Drozdowski, BPA
Housing Support Coordinator
Deanna Nobouphasavanh, BA
Permanent Housing Case Manager
Jerome Montgomery, BA
Permanent Housing Case Manager
Elaine Stuckey
Permanent Housing Case Manager
Robert Collier, BA
Permanent Housing Case Manager
Bo Wright
Permanent Housing Case Manager
Lori Wright
Permanent Housing Case Manager
Titania Harris
Simon House Housekeeper
Wendy Robinson
Front Desk