Manatee County outlines multi-site plan to expand shelters, tailor services and move toward zero encampments

Commissioners on the Manatee County Board on April 1 heard a consultant ssessment that lays out a multi-site approach to homelessness, recommending distinct facilities and clinical tracks for families, veterans, women and adult men and urging a shift to round-the-clock outreach and a zero-encampment policy after shelter capacity is in place.