Homeless

Homelessness is a direct correlation of a number of socioeconomic outcomes.

According to the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, the top causes of homelessness among unaccompanied individuals are (1) lack of affordable housing, (2) unemployment, (3) poverty, (4) mental illness and the lack of needed services, (5) substance abuse and lack of needed services and (6) recidivism.

Based on White House information, decades of misguided and faulty policies, homelessness is a serious problem. Over half a million people go homeless on a single night in the United States. Approximately 65 percent are found in homeless shelters, and the other 35 percent, just under 200,000, are found unsheltered on our streets (in places not intended for human habitation, such as sidewalks, parks, cars, or abandoned buildings).

The challenge of homelessness can be mitigated and NIBC has a solution to curb the crisis in Battle Creek. Are you ready to partner with us?

Project Approach and Program Endeavors

NIBC proposes a collaboration with municipal agencies, homeless shelters, criminal justice organizations, charitable organizations, and other communitybased programs, to provide supportive housing and case management services for the homeless population of Battle Creek.

NIBC will use existing community relationships to provide the needed wrap around services, i.e. food, transportation, personal development, treatment services, workforce reentry assistance, medication management, etc.

NIBC will also provide the opportunity to create permanent supportive housing for clients if they choose to attain residence at a transitional housing site. NIBC can provide the housing, management of residents, documentation of all client’s whereabouts with weekly reporting to probation officers and the court systems, if required.

NIBC proposes funding from a Battle Creek based philanthropic organization, to fund the initial pilot program in 2021.

Capacity and Capabilities

NIBC already provides a variety of services to our clients such as (1) lending and loan servicing, (2) housing rehab and development, (3) rental property management, and (4) homebuyers education and financial coaching.

Via our housing initiative called A Home Run™, we endeavor constructing at least 10-12 units of affordable housing within the next calendar year. Each new singlefamily home would also have an ADU (Additional Dwelling Unit) built on site. These ADU’s would be micro housing to be used as living spaces. These ADU’s would be a perfect match for those in need of temporary housing.

Additionally, NIBC has property with which it can stand up a temporary housing community, with adequate amenities for sleeping quarters, restroom facilities, cooking area, living space, and a full complement of wrap around services on site as needed. Costing for these options vary, depending on the units required.