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Aid for Friends seeks $30,000 from county to cover shelter operations amid funding limits
Summary
Aid for Friends asked Bannock County for $30,000 to support shelter operations, said HUD limits federal funding for their shelter program and described rising demand including clients from out of state and first‑time homelessness due to housing costs.
Michelle Polleti, executive director of Aid for Friends, told the Bannock County Board of Commissioners the organization is requesting $30,000 in county support to continue operating its 90‑day shelter and related services.
Polleti said federal grants for shelter operations have practical caps: "The most that we receive from federal grants for that is 38,000. That's the most that HUD would approve for us," she said, adding that $38,000 does not cover full operating costs such…
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