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Local nonprofits urge borough support as reentry program and shelter report expanded services
Summary
Speakers at public comment praised and sought borough support for local nonprofits: Kodiak Reentry said it shortens behavioral-health assessment waits, while Brother Francis Shelter described housing, food distribution and long‑term lease placements; a resident urged expedited work on a new animal shelter.
Several nonprofit leaders and residents used public comment at the July 3 Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting to describe services, request support and urge stronger nonprofit accountability.
Rhea Hayes, identifying herself as representing Kodiak Reentry Incorporated, said the volunteer nonprofit works with Kodiak probation and the public defender to provide rapid assessments and reentry services. “We can cut the current 16 week wait period for an assessment on the island to days or weeks,” Hayes said, adding that Kodiak Reentry had 26 participants at the time of her remarks and had formalized as a 501(c)(3) with trained volunteers.
Susan, identified as director of Brother Francis Shelter, thanked the assembly for increasing nonprofit funding and…
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