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Terre Haute mayor asks Vigo County to match $12,000 for winter warming centers
Summary
Mayor Brandon Sackman asked Vigo County to match the city’s $12,000 allocation, endorse a reimbursement-based funding model and sign an MOU with REACH Services to sustain low‑barrier winter warming centers; commissioners asked for firmer cost estimates and agreed Sackman should present the request to the county council for consideration.
Mayor Brandon Sackman asked the Vigo County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 4 to match a $12,000 city allocation and endorse a reimbursement‑based funding model and memorandum of understanding to sustain winter warming centers operated by REACH Services.
"Our goal is simple, to make sure when temperatures become dangerously cold, every person in our community has a safe and warm place to go," Sackman said, describing warming centers as short‑term, low‑barrier emergency operations that are not traditional homeless shelters.
Sackman said REACH/Pathways will serve as the primary operator and that the city has historically cobbled together funding from the city, county and philanthropic partners. He…
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