Housing First – Wyoming

Casper officials tout early successes of year-old Housing First program, By Tom Dixon, March 10, 2015, Casper Star-Tribune: “Samantha Ludvigson often leaves food outside her house for people who live on the streets. Last fall, she cooked Thanksgiving dinner and invited homeless people to her Casper residence to eat.  Ludvigson does what she can for them because she knows what it’s like. Until a year ago, she was homeless, too.  Ludvigson was the first person selected for a pilot program started by Casper Housing Authority in March 2014. It’s called Housing First, and the idea is to shelter people before tackling the underlying issues that lead to homelessness, such as substance abuse and mental illness.  Proponents say the program will help reduce a growing problem in Casper and save taxpayer money…”