BEFORE HELP IS OFFERED. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, HIGHLIGHTING ONGOING EFFORTS TO HELP THE UNHOUSED THROUGH ITS INTERACTION PROGRAM. THIS IS A NEW ACRONYM FOR AN OLD EFFORT, AND IT’S THE EFFORT AT THE INTERSECTION OF TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE. GET THEM. SERVICES ON THE STREET AND FIND THEM A PATH OFF THE STREET. WE TRY AND SORT OF RETOOL AND IMPROVE. AND SO THIS IS THE THE LATEST EFFORT TO TRY AND HELP FOLKS WHO ARE ON OUR STREET AND ALSO KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN. HOMELESSNESS IS STATEWIDE ISSUE AT TOP OF MIND. BUILDING TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY IS OUR FOUNDATION. THIS COOPERATION WILL ENSURE OPEN COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE THE RIGHT RESPONSE AT THE RIGHT TIME. RECENT DATA FROM THE STATE’S COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS SHOWS 2400 PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS IN THE CITY, COMPARED TO 1300 IN 2022. IN THE …