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DSS reports Code Blue shelter counts; discusses separating ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ clients at Cherry Street site
Summary
The Department of Social Services reported current shelter counts and described options for operating the Cherry Street Code Blue low‑barrier shelter, including discussion of separating clients who are actively using substances from those who are not; families will continue to be housed in hotel/motel placements.
Tompkins County’s Department of Social Services reported shelter occupancy and discussed operational approaches for the county’s Code Blue low‑barrier shelter during the Sept. 17 Health & Human Services Committee meeting. Commissioner Britney Earle said the department currently has 42 individual adults in shelter, three families totaling eight people, 30 individuals in other county hotels and one person in an out‑of‑county hotel. The…
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