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Office of Homeless Services briefs committee on storm response, funding uncertainty and pallet-shelter RFP
Summary
The Office of Homeless Services told the Public Health & Safety Committee it is coordinating storm response, monitoring federal Continuum of Care funding changes, managing a return of gap-financing funds from a development called Shelly House, and plans to release an RFP for pallet shelters this week.
Allison Gateway of the Office of Homeless Services told the Public Health & Safety Committee on Tuesday that staff are coordinating emergency responses to recent storms, closely monitoring changes to federal Continuum of Care funding, and working with partners on a range of housing and emergency shelter efforts.
Gateway said the office is working with the Office of Emergency Management and Chief Swan on weather-related outreach, including bus passes and rides to shelters or safe indoor spaces and safety checks at encampments. "We're working our emergency services manager is working really closely with Chief Swan, and OEM, to make sure…
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