HUD Employee Earns Coveted "Sammie" Award

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Michael German, from the Atlanta Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has been awarded the Citizens Service Award known as the "Sammie." The Partnership for Public Service awarded German one of the most prestigious recognitions for federal service for his contribution to the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, a federal coordinating body that works closely with state and local leaders to reduce homelessness, particularly among those living with a chronic condition.

German leads the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness' team of Regional Coordinators created through interagency partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. German along with other regional homeless coordinators, helped create more than 850 state and local collaborations that contributed to a 30 percent reduction in long-term homelessness throughout the country.