Michigan Business Beat | Eureka People is the new President of Housing Kent

Jeffrey Mosher spends some with Eureka People, the new President of Housing Kent, an equitable housing initiative in Kent County. Their conversation covers Eureka, what has your path to Housing Kent looked like prior to getting this President role? How has that experience prepared you for this new role as President of Housing Kent? How Long have you been working with Housing Kent prior to this new role? What are you most looking forward to accomplishing with Housing Kent while at the helm? What is the mission of Housing Kent? How is Housing Kent and KConnect, well, connected? How will Housing Kent accomplish the repair and reimagining of the housing problem in Kent County? What is the “Common Agenda Roadmap”? How might folks contact Housing Kent to learn more? Newly Established Kent County Housing Nonprofit Announces New Leadership The recently launched, Housing Kent, focused on creating an equitable housing system to eliminate racial disparities has named Eureka People as President Grand Rapids, Mich - Housing Kent, a local organization working to increase access to affordable housing and decrease homelessness for families, children, and youth in Kent County will have a new leader at its helm, effective immediately. Eureka People, who previously served with the KConnect team as they worked through the three-year process of coordinating, interviewing, and planning the Common Agenda and Roadmap as a facilitator, is now the President of Housing Kent. Eureka People helped lead the 130 public and private sector, nonprofit, and philanthropic organizations in Kent County who came together to examine the homelessness crisis over a three-year period. This demonstrated experience made People the perfect fit for President of Housing Kent. One of Housing Kent’s major focuses is on eliminating the racial disparity that oftentimes comes with being housing insecure. Through the 2020 Common Agenda and Roadmap Report, “Redefining the Path Home,” the Housing Kent team, led by Eureka People, will work to build a system for hou