Since the beginning of April, Johnnie F. Richburg, an 87-year-old World War II veteran, had been living in his car in the Pontiac City Hall parking lot. When he first arrived, he went inside City Hall and asked if they could help with housing.
Tuesday Redmond, Pontiac Community Development specialist, called Community Housing Network (CHN). CHN sent a team headed by LaVonne Spivey, housing stabilization coordinator, to meet with Johnnie and gather more information.
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