The Road Home Documentary

The Road Home is a documentary produced by Ann Arbor Housing Commission and directed by Kameron Donald of Breyko (A Letter to the West Side) that addresses the critical issues of mental health, housing insecurity, and homelessness in Washtenaw County, exploring both the underlying challenges and potential solutions through a unified community effort. The goal of this documentary is to foster unity among all stakeholders by creating an educational platform that raises awareness, facilitates dialogue, and inspires coordinated action. Through collective understanding and commitment, we aim to effectively combat homelessness and housing insecurity, ensuring sustainable, compassionate support for those in need.

Watch the official trailer for The Road Home at bit.ly/watchTrailer2

The Road Home will be screened on:

• Thursday, April 23 at 6:00 PM at Michigan Theater (603 East Liberty Street, Ann Arbor)

• Thursday, May 7 at 6:00 PM at Michigan Theater (603 East Liberty Street, Ann Arbor)

• Thursday, May 28 at 6:00 PM at EMU Student Center (900 Oakwood Street, Ypsilanti)

Screenings are free and open to the public.

Stay tuned for more screening dates to come! Check back here for new dates announced.

If you are interested in screening The Road Home in your community this summer, please contact connect@breyko.com.

Free community screenings are made possible because of the following sponsors:

Where to Go for Housing Help

If you are homeless or experiencing a housing crisis contact Housing Access for Washtenaw County (HAWC), our county’s central intake Call Center:

• Phone: 734-961-1999

• Email: HAWC@washtenaw.org

The Call Center operates Monday through Friday from 8:30am until 5:30pm. Voice messages and emails are returned within 48 hours.

• Veterans experiencing a housing crisis can directly contact Ann Arbor VA (Veterans Affairs) at 734-845-5058.

• Youth ​ages 10-17 who are homeless or runaway can directly contact Ozone House 24/7/365 Crisis Line at 734-662-2222.

• Those experiencing intimate partner Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault can directly contact SafeHouse Center 24/7 Helpline at 734-995-5444 (English) or 24/7 Línea de Apoyo 734-995-5444 (Español).

• Those in need of mental health and/or substance use support can directly call Washtenaw County’s Community Mental Health 24/7 Helpline at 734-544-3050.

How to Help Homeless System Work

Although numerous local organizations, government officials, businesses, and residents actively contribute to tackling the issues of mental health, housing insecurity, and homelessness in Washtenaw County, inadequate funding and resources often lead to fragmented efforts or ineffective strategies, ultimately failing the very individuals they aim to help. Recent federal funding cuts have compounded these challenges, forcing many vital programs to close or scale back significantly, leaving more people without essential support.

In response, organizations are increasingly turning toward collaboration, seeking collective solutions that leverage shared resources and insights. To support the work of our county’s homeless system please consider making a contribution today to the Flexible Housing Pool, a dedicated pool of funds intended to support agencies serving people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.

We would like to acknowledge the following people and organizations who participated in the filming of The Road Home. Thank you for your engagement and commitment in our county’s homeless system of care work.

We are grateful to the following community members who trusted us in sharing their lived experiences in the film. We sincerely thank you for your openness and engagement.