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Grand Junction council releases $185,000 to shore up local shelters after Homeward Bound presentation
Summary
After a presentation from Homeward Bound about staffing and budget shortfalls, the Grand Junction City Council directed staff to release $185,000 in previously allocated city funds to help keep the North Avenue and Pathways shelters operating through the winter while officials seek wider regional support.
Grand Junction’s City Council voted to release $185,000 in city funds to Homeward Bound on Sept. 1 after the nonprofit’s interim executive director outlined staffing shortages, tightened admission criteria and a funding gap that could force consolidation of two shelters.
Dan Pritzker, interim executive director of Homeward Bound, told the council the organization is operating two facilities — North Avenue for individuals and Pathways for families — below licensed capacity because of staffing constraints. “We still have about 300,000 that we need to raise from now until February,” Pritzker said, summarizing the shortfall his presentation mapped out and describing a plan to consolidate operations at Pathways and close one site in late February.
Pritzker said North Avenue is licensed for 150…
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