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Candidates describe differing immediate responses to abrupt refugee funding cuts and emergency shelter needs
Summary
When federal refugee funding was briefly halted, candidates described rapid county coordination with nonprofits and campus and facility options. They also discussed broader gaps in emergency family shelter and steps to aid people facing winter exposure.
After a temporary federal funding cutoff for newly arrived refugees, candidates said Winnebago County officials moved quickly to identify shelter and service options while coordinating with nonprofits.
Dan John Damel said county staff sent an early-morning directive to department heads and immediately explored options including University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh dorm space, Parkview, and the Sunnyview Expo Center. "I'm not about to have, refugees be on the street in the middle of winter in Wisconsin,"…
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