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City reports first-month shelter census and progress; staff work with Bridge Street Mission on proposed long-term facility
Summary
Tracy Durante, the city’s outreach coordinator, told the Public Health and Safety Committee the newly opened shelter served 110 unduplicated guests in its first month, recorded 1,030 volunteer hours and achieved early housing placements.
City outreach coordinator Tracy Durante reported to the Public Health and Safety Committee on Monday that the newly opened shelter served 110 unduplicated guests in its first month and that staff are coordinating with community partners and Marathon County on longer-term shelter plans, including a proposal from Bridge Street Mission to develop an 8,200-square-foot facility.
The committee placed Durante’s outreach report on file after substantive discussion about case coordination, data-sharing and plans for a long-term facility. Staff described ongoing task-force work on a case-management model and said they plan to present a contracting proposal related to Bridge Street Mission within about one month so the council can act.
Why it matters: The shelter provides emergency housing and case coordination for people experiencing homelessness. The Bridge Street Mission proposal, if contracted and built, could shift the city away from operating the emergency…
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