BATTLE CREEK — A missed car payment.
A little help to make rent that month.
Some money for a bus ticket.
It doesn’t take much for a person to find themselves at risk of becoming homeless, says Whitney Wardell, president and CEO of the housing nonprofit Neighborhoods Inc. of Battle Creek.
For some, the difference between a roof over their head or not is something as small as being unable to afford daycare.
But that also means sometimes all it takes is a little help to stay put. And that’s where community groups like Neighborhoods Inc. come in, working to help low-income residents avoid homelessness in times of need.
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