SMYRNA -- Dr. William H. "Bill" Kraus, a longtime political science
adjunct faculty member at Motlow State Community College, has been named the executive
director of the Housing, Health and Human Services Alliance of Rutherford
County.
His part-time role began on Sept. 1.
H3ARC is an umbrella organization that brings together cities, churches and
non-profit organizations in Rutherford County to address the needs of the area’s
homeless population.
"Homelessness has two primary
components… first to ensure that people who do not have shelter have immediate
access to food, housing and emergency medical care,” Krauss said. “Once they
are stabilized, efforts are made to find long-term housing, employment and
assistance."
The newly named executive director has
been with Motlow since 2005. In 2017, he received the "Outstanding Adjunct
Faculty Award.”
"Homelessness is much more than
individuals who may be living under bridges,” he added. “It could be a family
who is sleeping in their car because they were one paycheck away from losing
their home or apartment, and they lost that job."
Krauss has a lengthy professional
background that includes serving as the city manager for a number of California
and Tennessee cities and managing non-profit organizations.
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