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Community Shelter Board seeks $5.4 million to stabilize winter shelters, buy hotels and expand non‑congregate shelter
Summary
Community Shelter Board requested $5,389,650 in general funds for street outreach, prevention, emergency shelter and rapid re‑housing, plus gap funding and $1.2 million for winter warming centers and hotel placements for unsheltered people.
The Community Shelter Board (CSB) told the committee it needs increased and stabilized funding to respond to rising homelessness and changing shelter needs, citing growing numbers of seniors, youth, families with longer stays and people living unsheltered.
CSB representative Steve Skavencie described a budget package including $5,389,650 for comprehensive system needs (street outreach, prevention, emergency shelter and rapid re‑housing), $4,658,089 in emergency‑shelter gap funding to prevent bed closures at the fiscal year end, and $1,200,000 to…
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