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Talbert House worker urges stronger service linkages as South Lebanon and Warren County see growing homelessness
Summary
A Talbert House social worker told the South Lebanon City Council that county shelter capacity is tiny, many people experiencing homelessness have mental-health or substance-use needs, and new local facilities and coordinated outreach aim to connect people to permanent supportive housing.
Savannah Cook, a social worker with Talbert House, told the South Lebanon City Council on Oct. 2 that Warren County has very limited shelter capacity and that gaps in post-shelter service connections are feeding a cycle of repeated homelessness.
Cook said Warren County effectively has one single adult shelter with 12 beds in South Lebanon and a second program for families, Family Promise in Lebanon, which she said is “full majority of the time.” She said Family Promise has helped 28 families so far this year.
The shortage of beds is compounded, Cook said, because many people experiencing homelessness have untreated mental-health conditions or substance-use disorders. “They’re not…
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