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Supervisors weigh $100,000 emergency request for Shelter House, agree to RFP plus possible $50,000 allocation
Summary
Shelter House asked the board for $100,000 to stabilize operations; supervisors agreed to proceed with an RFP for previously budgeted housing/food funds, request city cost share, and consider up to $50,000 from the county's emergency flex funds to cover a winter‑shelter shortfall.
Chrissy Cangonelli, executive director of Shelter House, asked the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 17 for an emergency operational allocation of $100,000 to stabilize the agency as it prepared to open winter shelter. Supervisors had earlier budgeted $200,000 for community needs split equally between food insecurity and housing assistance and had planned an RFP process. Given Shelter House’s immediate needs, several supervisors proposed…
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