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Volunteer and residents raise concerns about Bridge Street Mission-run unhoused facility
Summary
A volunteer and other residents told the Wausau Common Council that a facility operated by Bridge Street Mission emphasizes Christian discipleship and may alienate clients with substance-use and mental-health needs and LGBTQ residents.
A Wausau volunteer and resident told the council on June 24 that the city's new unhoused facility, operated by Bridge Street Mission, emphasizes a Christian discipleship model that she said could alienate some clients and limit effectiveness for people with substance-use and mental-health needs.
"This is not how we need to handle our house," Carrie Morell said. "There's a ton of mental illness.…
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