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Pima County staff outlines shelter‑capacity study and recommends system hubs, outreach expansion and regional coordination
Summary
County staff presented a feasibility approach to increase low‑barrier shelter capacity and better use under‑utilized beds, recommending centralizing bed information, enhancing outreach and coordinating regionally with city and nonprofit partners.
County staff presented a draft feasibility and work plan Aug. 5 in response to a May 6 request from the Board to evaluate how the county can create or increase low‑barrier shelter capacity and better use under‑utilized beds.
Senior adviser Jen Darland, director of the Office of Housing Opportunities and Homeless Solutions, told the board the review included national, state and local model analysis, inventory of existing county programs, and an assessment of system constraints.
Darland identified system constraints that limit shelter use and flow: inconsistent operational practices and program entry rules across providers, no real‑time public inventory of available beds, a lack of centralized referral or shelter hub, and limited shelter‑to‑housing pathways. She said…
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