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Senate bill seeks $12 million per year for shelters, $3 million for prevention as homelessness spikes in New Hampshire
Summary
Senate Bill 113 would allocate $12 million per year to maintain and expand homeless shelter beds and $3 million per year for prevention programs; shelter operators and advocates told the finance committee that shelters are full and prevention funding routinely runs out mid-year.
Senate Bill 113 would provide $12,000,000 per year to sustain existing homeless shelter beds and support additional emergency shelter capacity, plus $3,000,000 per year for homeless-prevention services, sponsor Sen. Regina Birdsell told the Senate Finance Committee.
Supporters — shelter operators, statewide advocates and local officials — testified that New Hampshire is facing a sharp rise in homelessness and that shelters are operating at or near capacity. Maria Devlin, president and CEO of Families in Transition (Manchester), said her agency’s adult shelter has 138 beds and the family shelter has 46 beds; occupancy rates were about 97% and the agency turned away 885 adults…
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