© 2026 Interlochen
CLASSICAL IPR | 88.7 FM Interlochen | 94.7 FM Traverse City | 88.5 FM Mackinaw City IPR NEWS | 91.5 FM Traverse City | 90.1 FM Harbor Springs/Petoskey | 89.7 FM Manistee/Ludington
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Homelessness plan 'unfair,' say township leaders

The Goodwill Inn in Garfield Township is northern Michigan's largest homeless shelter with a 120 total bed capacity. (IPR News / Maxwell Howard)
IPR News
/
Maxwell Howard
The Goodwill Inn in Garfield Township is northern Michigan's largest homeless shelter with a 120 total bed capacity. (IPR News / Maxwell Howard)

Northwest Michigan’s plan to consolidate two large homeless shelters into one, in Garfield Township, has brought pushback. Leaders there say they don’t want more services and that they can’t be forced to add them.

IPR's Maxwell Howard talks with community leaders and those figuring out how to address homelessness in northern Michigan.

Reporting for this episode by Maxwell Howard.


Producer: Austin Rowlader
Editor: Steve Junker
Host: Ed Ronco
Music: Blue Dot Sessions