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Grants Pass council directs staff to prepare contract with Pathways to Stability, contingent on securing site
Summary
After a four-hour workshop and applicant interviews, the Grants Pass City Council voted to direct staff to prepare a draft contract with Pathways to Stability for the Addressing Homelessness grant. Council required that the nonprofit secure a site as a condition of any award and set a return date for council review.
The Grants Pass City Council voted at a special workshop to direct staff to prepare a draft contract with Pathways to Stability for the city's Addressing Homelessness grant, with the award conditioned on the organization's ability to secure a property for the proposed shelter and services.
Councilors made the decision after staff tabulated scores from applicant interviews and materials. Pathways to Stability was the top-scoring applicant in the panel's scoring, and multiple council members said the program's emphasis on coordinated case management, measured outcomes and links to addiction and behavioral-health services weighed heavily in their decision.
Why it matters: Grants Pass and state officials face legal and policy pressure to expand shelter capacity; the RFP required applicants to show readiness to provide 24/7 managed…
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