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Commission forwards $750,000 recommendation to Montana Rescue Mission after competing shelter proposals
Summary
After hearing from advocates and two applicants for emergency shelter funding, Yellowstone County commissioners voted to forward a recommendation to allocate $750,000 to the Montana Rescue Mission Unified Campus; supporters urged expansion of low-barrier shelter capacity while one applicant, Off the Streets, described filling a local service gap.
Yellowstone County commissioners on Feb. 20 voted to forward a recommendation to allocate $750,000 to the Montana Rescue Mission (MRM) for its Unified Campus project after hearing competing proposals and extensive public comment.
Ken Kerber, executive director of Off the Streets, introduced his organization's plans for a low-barrier emergency shelter and described gaps he sees in the current system. "This emergency shelter funding is just that. It's for an emergency shelter. It's to get these people sheltered when…
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