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Mayor's office briefs council on unsheltered counts, shelter capacity and House Bill 91 (v-HEARTH) planning
Summary
Sarah Russell, the mayor's homelessness specialist, told the City Council on May 19 that unsheltered counts peaked after exits from a state emergency-housing program and that April's sheltered census recorded 162 people sleeping unsheltered locally; she also outlined shelter capacity and summarised House Bill 91 (v-HEARTH) planning funds and schedule.
Sarah Russell, the mayor's homelessness specialist, briefed the City Council on May 19 about recent changes in the city's unsheltered population, current shelter capacity and a pending state statute (House Bill 91) that aims to shift some homelessness funding and planning responsibilities.
Key data and shelter inventory
Russell said unsheltered homelessness in Burlington rose sharply after several people were exited from the state's general-assistance emergency-housing program; the city hit an all-time high in September the presenter said. She told the council that April data indicated 162 people self-identified as sleeping unsheltered; the city collects that figure in partnership with the Community Resource Center (CRC).
"In April, we had 162 folks who self identified as sleeping unsheltered," Russell said.
She noted a complication in interpreting month-to-month counts: the CRC relocated a meal site and…
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