Summary
The board approved $300,000 to continue the eviction prevention partnership with Good Samaritan Ministries, but only after amending it to step money down over three years and require citizenship documentation. Advocates called it one of the most cost-effective homelessness interventions available.
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Last discussed Feb 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
$300,000 from the Board Initiatives Fund, declining to $50,000 by year three; a Zeeland family office pledged a dollar-for-dollar match.
Families facing temporary financial crises who avoid eviction and its downstream costs in shelters, schools, and health care.
Critics who view social services as a nonprofit function worry the program could become a permanent government fixture.
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