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Councilors press staff for better homeless-count data and family shelter options
Summary
Councilors at the Dec. 10 work session pressed staff to find monthly homeless counts and flagged that the city's emergency shelter is not designed for families; staff said only the federally mandated Point-in-Time annual count is currently available and pledged further follow-up.
Iowa City — Councilors raised concerns on Dec. 10 about gaps in local homelessness data and the availability of family-appropriate emergency shelter, asking staff to pursue monthly counts and options for winter sheltering of families.
"I do not have a source for the homeless count yet, a monthly homeless count," City staff (Speaker 4) said, adding…
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