A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THEMAYOR OF LANSING TODAY.MAYOR ANDY SCHOR DECLARING ANEND TO HOMELESSNESS AMONGVETERANS IN THEGREATER LANSING AREA TODAY.THREE FEDERAL AGENCIES...INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS...RECENTLY RECOGNIZED LANSING...EAST LANSING... AND THE "INGHAMCOUNTYCONTINUUM OF CARE"... FOR"EFFECTIVELY ENDING"HOMELESSNESS AMONGVETERANS.MAYOR SCHOR WAS JOINED BYLANSING HUMAN RELATIONS ANDCOMMUNITY SERVICESDIRECTOR- DOCTOR JOAN JACKSONJOHNSON AT TODAY'S EVENT.SHE SAYS... SHE'S EXCITED BY THERECOGNITION."IT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN WHATWAS AVAILABLE THENVERSUS NOW.

ALSO A DIFFERENCE INTHE ATTITUDE OF THE COMMUNITY INTERMS OF NOT ONLY BEINGWELCOMING, BUT WILL TO PROVIDESERVICES AND SUPPORT"IN 20-14... PRESIDENT OBAMA PUTOUT A CHALLENGE CALLED... THE"MAYOR'SCHALLENGE TO END VETERANHOMELESSNESS"... AND THE CITYOF LANSINGACCEPTED IT.ACCORDING TO MAYOR SCHOR..."RECENT DATA SHOWS A 50-PERCENTREDUCTION INHOMELESS VETERANS IN INGHAMCOUNTY... WITH THOSE REMAININGENGAGED IN PROVEN