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Winter shelter leaders tell Depoe Bay council their programs kept people alive, seek continued support
Summary
Representatives from Health Muse Services updated the Depoe Bay City Council on their 2023–24 winter shelter season, reporting no hypothermia deaths, 242 unique people served, and expanded medical and navigation services; they asked the council to continue funding and logistical support.
At a Depoe Bay City Council meeting, Chantel Estes of Health Muse Services told the council the organization’s winter shelters prevented deaths and helped unhoused residents move toward housing stability.
Estes said the program served 242 unique people in the most recent season and reported zero deaths from hypothermia in 2023 after 10 hypothermia deaths in the county in 2022. "Our mission is to save lives one night at a time," she said, describing expanded onsite medical outreach, navigation, staff training and volunteer development.
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