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Broward County outlines shelter surge, funding and new partnerships after cold-weather response
Summary
County staff told commissioners that temporary cold‑weather operations added roughly 192 people to existing shelter capacity, detailed $46 million in homelessness funding, and flagged plans for a deeper workshop to review policies and metrics.
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Broward County staff told the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 3 that the county mobilized shelters and partner organizations during a late‑January cold snap and temporarily housed many more people than usual while expanding medical respite and other supports.
Patrice Baldino, introduced to the board to provide a high‑level overview of county homelessness programs, said the county’s homelessness services team manages the Continuum of Care and the HMIS data system and coordinates with nonprofit providers and cities. Baldino said Broward has “approximately 600 beds available in our shelters” under normal operations and that in the recent surge staff sheltered about 192 additional people…
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