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Grand Forks emergency shelter stays at capacity; witness urges broader use of 1915(i) state plan options
Summary
Grand Forks Housing Authority told the committee the Nest emergency shelter opened in October and has operated at or above capacity; the director recommended using the Medicaid 1915(i) state plan amendment to expand reimbursable home- and community-based behavioral supports and to create rural differentials for travel and non‑face-to-face work.
Katie Jo Armbrust, representing the Grand Forks Housing Authority, updated the committee on the Nest emergency shelter — a 24/7, 16-bed facility for people under the influence of substances or in a mental health crisis that opened October 2. Armbrust said the shelter had served 87 people through its first 114 days, had an average…
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