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City consultants present homeless‑response model; staff outline $10M annual gap to scale services
Summary
Consultants and city staff presented system‑level modeling showing a need to expand shelter, rapid‑exit and permanent supportive housing. Staff estimated roughly $10 million per year to scale adult services and nearly $3 million for families, with some one‑time surge funding recommended and several state/federal grants set to expire in 2026.
Greeley officials and a consulting team presented a homeless‑response system model that projects demand, capacity needs and costs to scale the city’s crisis response and housing exits, and staff said maintaining current service levels will require new sustainable funding.
Brooke Spellman of Spellman Consulting told council, “shelters by themselves, are not a complete solution to homelessness,” and described a system‑level approach that pairs diversion, crisis shelter, rapid exit and housing interventions to reduce long‑term homelessness. Brooke Spellman said a properly configured system can shorten average shelter stays and increase throughput, which reduces the number of beds required overall.
City staff summarized local inputs to the model: about 800 single adults and roughly…
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