Video: Local Agencies Team Up to Help The Homeless

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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) -The Columbus Community Outreach Program continues to address the growing homeless issue in the area. The monthly “On Common Ground: Building Partnerships Through Networking” session hosted local and state organizations such as contact helpline to talk about their efforts to combat homelessness.

The meeting also stressed the importance of organizations working together to help at-risk residents.
“Sometimes when they call community outreach, I’m not equipped to to handle the situations that they are calling about. so it’s good to know that contact helpline has resources where if we can’t help them at community outreach, they do have another outlet that they can call and get the help that they need.”

According to the Columbus outreach program, there are more than 400 evictions issued monthly in Columbus and Lowndes County.