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Wausau outreach coordinator reports shelter serving 110 unduplicated guests in first month; Bridge Street Mission proposal under review
Summary
Tracy Durante told the committee the city's new shelter served 110 unduplicated guests in its first month, with 25% women and 16% of guests employed; staff reported housing placements and described coordination work with partners and a Bridge Street Mission proposal to build an 8,200-square-foot long-term shelter using ARPA funding.
Tracy Durante, the city’s outreach coordinator, told the Wausau Public Health and Safety Committee on June 16 that the new shelter logged 110 unduplicated guests in its first month of operation, with about 25% of guests identifying as women and roughly 16% actively employed.
Durante said two individuals were housed in May, one female guest was reunited with family in Wisconsin Dells, and staff housed another individual in June. Daily census at the shelter ranged from a low of 30 to a high of 58 during May. Volunteers provided 1,030 hours of service in the month and local establishments donated…
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