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Pastors and advocates urge city support for tiny‑home and transitional housing efforts; council responds to neighborhood concerns
Summary
Local pastors and service providers told the Aiken City Council on Aug. 11 that tiny‑home communities and bridge housing are needed to address homelessness; speakers described outreach, training and Narcan distribution while a council member acknowledged concentrated proposals in District 2 and said locations will be broader than a single area.
Pastors, advocates and nonprofit partners urged the Aiken City Council on Aug. 11 to support tiny‑home communities and transitional/bridge housing as tools to address homelessness and substance use disorders, and described local efforts to coordinate services and harm‑reduction resources.
Lex Barry, pastor of C4 Impact, said the effort is motivated by community care and training: “We are looking out for the entire community…It’s not just drugs and alcohol, which is just a symptom, by the way. It's not the cause of homelessness.” Barry said the organizations he represents require program participants to “put…
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