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Manne Foundation, HOPE South Florida and Legal Aid Join Forces

Broward County residents facing imminent homelessness now have one more option to prevent being evicted from their homes - accessing services from the newly formed Manne Foundation Homeless Preven tion Program (MFHP). Hus band-and-wife team Bob and Grace Manne are donating one million dollars over five years to fund legal services to curb evic tions. The couple's decades long career as attorneys inspired the program, which is being executed by a collabora tive effort between HOPE South Florida and Legal Aid Service of Broward County. MFHP Program supports staff at both organizations, allowing them to provide free legal and other support services to any one in Broward County who is eligible. For more than 40 years, the Mannes have been actively

working to strengthen the fabric of Broward County by giving back, but the current housing crisis inspired them to focus on evictions as the origin of many homeless cases. "The homelessness crisis' impact cannot be ignored, and we felt compelled to find a way to stop homelessness before it happens," said Bob and Grace Manne, founders of The Manne Foundation Homeless Preven tion Program. "By seeding a Program that allows Legal Aid Service of Broward County and HOPE South Florida to collab orate to help families and indi viduals avoid eviction-related homelessness, we can keep people in their homes and maintain their dignity during dif ficult times. Preventing home lessness is far more strategic and beneficial to the community and the families involved than attempting to address the prob

lem after the eviction has hap pened and people are living on the streets." To receive free legal and other support services offered through MFHP, one must be facing imminent homelessness because of an eviction. “Safe, decent, affordable housing is an important key to ending homelessness,” accord ing to Dr. Ted Greer, Jr., CEO of HOPE South Florida. “Once someone loses their home, and the security and dignity it brings, it is much harder to help some one get re-housed. Through the collaborative effort that the Manne Foundation Homeless Prevention Program is making possible, we will be able to pre vent the tragedy of an individual or family losing their home.” To provide a full gamut of services necessary for a suc cessful Program, Legal Aid will provide legal services and col

Grace Manne, Bob Manne, Dr. Ted Greer, Jr. and Debra T. Koprowski

laborate with HOPE South Florida. Together, they will pro vide or refer people for case management services, includ ing housing, employment assis tance, mental health counseling, substance abuse and more. In order to help individuals facing the loss of their homes, Legal Aid Service of Broward

County expects to address gar nishment of wages or bank ac count; loss of driver's license; inability to work due to loss of immigration documents, child support and alimony obliga tions, receipt and/or enforce ment; and obtaining and reinstating public benefits. For more information, visit mannehomelessprevention.org

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