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Committee hears ECDA overview: continuum-of-care gaps, uncertain shelter capacity and dwindling hotel vouchers
Summary
ECDA staff told the Community Development Committee the regional Continuum of Care has capacity gaps across shelter, rapid rehousing and family services, local shelters’ operating status is variable, and hotel voucher availability has largely run out.
Barbie Watson, ECDA director, asked staff to present a general overview of homelessness services in the region and the Kankakee area during the committee's May 5 meeting.
The update matters because committee members said they should understand current shelter capacity and funding gaps before recommending systemwide strategies and municipal cost-sharing.
"We have a lot of gaps in the, what we call, the continuum of care services," said Marlena (staff member), summarizing work to map services and identify gaps for families, veterans and people experiencing long-term street homelessness. She said the Continuum of Care (CoC) leadership recently transitioned to the Center for Human Services and that…
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