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Pathways director tells commissioners program changes cut shelter stays and improve housing outcomes
Summary
Pathways executive director Will Kennedy told Yankton County commissioners he closed the nightly shelter model in March and retooled services to reduce average length of stay from 63 days to 47 days in 2025, increase successful housing outcomes and save county medical costs through benefit enrollment work.
Will Kennedy, executive director of Pathways, briefed the Yankton County Commissioners on July 15 about program changes that he said are reducing the time participants spend in shelter and improving outcomes.
Kennedy told commissioners Pathways closed its ‘‘night-by-night’’ shelter model in March and shifted reentry services to a dedicated basement space. He said the changes have shortened the average length of stay from 63 days in 2024 to about 47 days so far in 2025 —…
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