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Committee forwards $309,000 transfer to fund Caritas surge shelter operations
Summary
Richmond’s Education and Human Services Standing Committee voted to forward an ordinance appropriating $309,000 to support surge overflow shelter operations with Caritas, aiming to expand capacity for extreme-weather nights and bolster year-round case management capacity.
The Education and Human Services Standing Committee in Richmond voted to forward an ordinance appropriating $309,000 to Caritas to fund surge overflow shelter operations during inclement winter weather.
The ordinance before the committee, numbered 2025-163, would amend ordinance 2025-057 (adopted May 12, 2025) by transferring $200,000 from a Heart of Richmond line and $109,000 from the Department of Neighborhood and Community Services to a new Caritas line item. Chairwoman Lynch moved to approve and the committee recorded aye votes from Vice Chair Renton and Chairwoman Lynch; the motion passed.
The appropriation is one part of a broader proposal discussed by city staff and…
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