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Cadence Kitchen reports 6‑month warming‑center operations; council sets $400,000 conditional shelter allocation
Summary
Cadence Kitchen told the Lewiston City Council that its emergency warming center served more than 350 clients over six months and averaged 65–75 people nightly. The council approved a $400,000 set‑aside as part of FY26 appropriations; staff said any disbursement will require a plan, facility and a memorandum of understanding.
Cadence Kitchen representatives told the Lewiston City Council on May 6 that the organization’s recent emergency warming center sheltered more than 350 individual clients over a six‑month period and reached maximum capacity of 98 on some nights.
“We provided safety, comfort, and shelter for more than 350 individual clients,” Kevin Bollard, president of Cadence Kitchen, said during public comment, adding that average nightly attendance was “between 65 and 75 individuals.” Bollard described community meal partners and volunteer…
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