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Resident urges Kenosha County to create emergency shelter fund, boost Shalom Center amid federal cuts
Summary
Marita Huff, a District 8 resident, asked the Kenosha County Board to create a human services contingency fund and increase funding for the Shalom Center, citing recent increases in people living outdoors and cuts to federal rent, utility and food assistance.
Marita Huff of District 8 urged the Kenosha County Board to create a human services contingency fund and increase funding for the Shalom Center, saying federal cuts to rent, utility and food assistance are driving more people into homelessness.
"The federal government cut rent and utility support funds and food share. This will cause more people to be evicted, leading to more people outside," Huff told the board during the citizen-comment portion of the meeting.
Huff cited a July point-in-time count conducted in the middle of the night that she said found 57…
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