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County allocates $22,000 from contingency to fund winter hoteling for unhoused residents
Summary
Kalamazoo County approved a $22,000 allocation from general fund contingency to support a City-led "heads and beds" hoteling program run by volunteers, with United Way serving as fiduciary. The program provided hotel shelter during a recent seven-day effort that housed 24 people.
The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners approved a $22,000 allocation from the general fund contingency on Feb. 18 to support the Kalamazoo Together for the Unhoused "heads and beds" hoteling program. The county’s contribution supplements $22,000 historically committed by the City of Kalamazoo and a possible $15,000 from the Continuum of Care (COC) mini-grant program; the program’s total operational cost was estimated at approximately $37,000.
County staff told commissioners the City…
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