Council authorized applying for a 24‑month Wisconsin Endowment Fund grant to study connections between housing and health, inventory services and develop an action plan. Public speakers and councilmembers urged a focus on housing, case management and regional coordination; staff said the grant would fund planning and pilot tests.

Dr. Mona Hanna presented evidence from Michigan’s Rx Kids direct‑cash program (lower preterm births, fewer NICU admissions, large reductions in evictions); Washington staff described a feasibility study and recommended a pilot design of $2,000 prenatal plus $675/month postnatal, with a minimum sample of 5,000 moms and babies and priority sites in Yakima, southwest Washington, and northeastern clusters.

Zilke outlines priorities to enhance treatment, housing, and community integration for substance recovery.