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Shelter operators, advocates say proposed cuts will reduce capacity as homelessness rises
Summary
Local shelter operators and advocates told the board that funding reductions threaten services as they reported rising homelessness, school-age homelessness and strained shelter capacity. They asked supervisors to maintain or restore funding for the Thurmond-Brisbane Center and regional homeless services.
Shelter operators and advocates urged the Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors to maintain or increase funding for homelessness services, saying reductions would cut services at a time of rising need.
David Cooper, executive director of the Thurmond-Brisbane Center, said the center provides congregate shelter for single adults and rooms for families across the Fredericksburg region and that recent funding cuts have reduced capacity. "In the recent fiscal year, the Brisbane Center served 50 clients from Spotsylvania County at a cost of $58.21 per day," Cooper said,…
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