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Shelton shelter representative outlines limited staffing and two grants sustaining operations
Summary
A Community Lifeline Shelter representative updated the council on staffing and funding: two grants — one HUD and one county — sustain case managers and overnight staff, but gaps remain in nightly coverage and paid positions.
A representative of Community Lifeline Shelter briefed the council during public comment on Jan. 7 about the shelter’s staffing model and funding sources.
Erin Martnack said the shelter is run by a board of unpaid volunteers and a skeleton paid staff. “We have 2 grants that really sustain us,” she told the council, noting one HUD grant pays for two case managers and a county grant supports two overnight shelter staff. The shelter is open 12 hours per night, from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.; Martnack described a staffing gap she said results in four nights a week when grant‑funded staff do not fully cover overnight shifts.
Martnack urged community partnership and donations to cover paid positions not sustained by grants and said the shelter wants to collaborate with volunteers and city efforts. She described the shelter’s case managers as helping guests address barriers to obtaining housing and emphasized the small size of the paid staff compared with program needs.
Nut graf: The presentation highlighted that the shelter’s core operations depend on two grants — HUD funding for case management and a county grant for some overnight staff — but that donations and volunteer support currently cover remaining staffing needs.
Ending: Martnack said shelter leaders welcome partnerships and assistance and expected to return to council with further outreach.
