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Council reviews winter motel funding increases and new flexible assistance access-point program

3005692 · April 15, 2025
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Summary

Council and staff discussed higher-than-expected stays in the winter motel shelter program, a funding increase to the Community Action Council, and a pilot flexible-assistance program using Arbor Youth Services and Community Action Council as access points.

Councilmembers questioned staff about recent winter motel shelter spending and a new pilot to provide flexible financial assistance intended to prevent or quickly end homelessness.

Director Herron, from the Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention, told council the Community Action Council’s winter motel program served about 40 families in the most recent season, above the earlier projection of roughly 35 households. “The length of time that individuals were in hotel was often longer…

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