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Mayor proclaims 'Extra Mile Day' for Community Cares; director reports shelter use, diversion program gains
Summary
Mayor Sean M. Schultz presented a proclamation recognizing Community Cares and Executive Director Beth Kemp updated council on sheltering, diversion and recuperative care statistics, including nearly 400,000 nights of shelter provided over the organization's history and increased winter-shelter use in 2025.
Mayor Sean M. Schultz presented a proclamation at the Oct. 9 council meeting declaring Nov. 1, 2025, "Extra Mile Day" in recognition of Community Cares and its services to people at risk of or experiencing homelessness in Carlisle and Cumberland County.
Beth Kemp, executive director of Community Cares, told council the nonprofit has operated about 21 years and "have provided over, close to 400,000 nights of sleep for people." She outlined 2025 activity and partnerships: family shelter services moved to private rooms in Shippensburg with capacity reduced from 17 to 12 families any given night; the organization…
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