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Georgetown navigation center director urges state funding as shelter seeks sustainability
Summary
Springboard representative reported operational outcomes and asked the Delaware General Assembly for increased transitional-housing funding, citing a $56 per-person daily cost, a roughly five-month average stay and a need for expanded state grants to sustain and expand the Navigation Center.
Judd, a Springboard representative, told the Georgetown Town Council that the Navigation Center’s operations are financially lean but still dependent on expanded state funding to remain sustainable.
The center’s cost per person per day is “now around $56,” Judd said, and average stays are roughly five months. He said about 35% of participants move to permanent housing, roughly 30% are employed and another 25% receive benefits. “Since we opened January of 23, there has not been a single death from overdose in the village,” he added.
The Navigation Center presentation described the program as a low-barrier transitional housing model that provides meals, wraparound services and a safe place to sleep. Judd said low-barrier means residents are not required to accept treatment to stay, but substance use on-site is prohibited. He told the council the program has recently hired an additional navigator to focus on employment and employer outreach.
Why it matters: Judd urged council support for a state budget increase to the Division of Social Services line item that funds emergency and…
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