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Quad Cities providers urge coordinated, multiagency approach to homelessness in Rock Island
Summary
Local service providers told the Rock Island City Council study session that homelessness in the Quad Cities has risen markedly and urged expanded street outreach, coordinated entry access points, a day center and more housing funding and units.
Representatives of Christian Care, Humility Homes & Services and the Quad Cities Open Network briefed the Rock Island City Council at a study session about rising homelessness and recommended a coordinated, multiagency response.
The presentations, given to the council in a study session, emphasized three linked needs: more intensive and sustained street outreach, additional access points to coordinated entry, and more affordable or permanent supportive housing units in the Quad Cities region.
Christian Care described its local shelter and meal operations and the one-on-one casework it offers. The Rock Island Rescue Mission can house 42 men and Martha’s House can house 20 single women or women with children; Martha’s House has six bedrooms. The agency said it expects its meal program to serve about 45,000 meals this year, an increase of roughly 3,000 from the previous year, and that meals are served 365 days a year. A Christian Care representative said the…
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