February 3, 2013 – Houston Chronicle

“Mayor Annise Parker last week appointed the city’s first special assistant to the mayor for homeless initiatives, Mandy Chapman Semple. A Montana native who has worked in Houston since 2010, Semple is affiliated with the Corporation for Supportive Housing, a national housing nonprofit. She is charged with developing strategies, in coordination with local partners, to end chronic homelessness in Houston.”

The full Houston Chronicle article is available here: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/City-s-new-homeless-czar-optimistic-about-efforts-4246198.php