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Shelter system leaders urge Columbus to bridge $13M‑plus gap as pandemic aid ends
Summary
The Community Shelter Board and nonprofit shelter providers told Columbus City Council that emergency and stabilization programs rely on federal and ARPA funding that is ending; they asked the city to add roughly $5 million (city share) to prevent loss of capacity and sustain warming centers, prevention and shelter programs.
Shannon Isom, president and CEO of the Community Shelter Board (CSB), told Columbus City Council on Jan. 21 that the local homelessness response depends on a mix of federal, county, city and private funds and that the expiration of pandemic and ARPA dollars threatens current system capacity.
“47% of our dollars are spent in housing. 34% of our dollars are spent within shelter and outreach,” Isom said, describing CSB's funding mix and its role as a centralized funder of 16 partner agencies. She said the system adds noncongregate beds, warming centers and hotel placements during extreme weather and that those responses expand operating costs.
Nut graf: CSB presented data and a modeled funding plan that asks the city…
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