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City of Charleston asks county to join regional effort for temporary "pallet" housing to help people experiencing homelessness
Summary
Mayor William Cogswell and city housing director Gianna Shaw Johnson asked Charleston County for a contingent contribution to a regional rapid- or pallet-housing project that would provide 60–80 temporary units and co-locate services with the city's HOPE Center on the Neck property.
Mayor William Cogswell and city housing staff told Charleston County council members that the City of Charleston is seeking regional partners to fund a rapid-deployment temporary housing site and related services to help people who are unsheltered and who "fall through the cracks."
"What it would do is provide 60 to 80 individual units, temporary housing units, on a site that is centrally located and owned by the city on the Neck area," Mayor William Cogswell said, describing a proposed campus that would combine a Hope Center with 60–80 pallet-style or rapid housing units and wraparound services.
Gianna Shaw Johnson, director of the City of Charleston's Department of Housing and Community Development, said the proposal is intended to serve people who cannot immediately qualify for traditional shelters or permanent housing because of behavioral-health or…
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