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County recognizes emergency warming‑shelter partners after Truckee operation sheltered 56 people over winter
Summary
After the closure of a local warming shelter in October, Nevada County and local partners mobilized a temporary emergency warming shelter at the Joseph Center. Staff said the shelter operated 55–56 nights (including a 48‑hour blizzard response) and served 56 unique individuals; the board approved certificates recognizing partners and staff who stood up the operation.
Nevada County supervisors recognized the agencies and staff that helped stand up an emergency warming shelter in Truckee after the town’s prior provider could not operate for the winter season.
County Health and Human Services staff and partners described how they identified the Joseph Center as a site, recruited and paid temporary staff, and operated the shelter three nights per week plus weather‑triggered openings. Jasmine Breaux — who led operations — said the program opened in mid‑December and, in all, was open about 55 nights and provided a 48‑hour continuous response during a March blizzard.
County staff said the shelter served 56 unique individuals across the season and thanked partners — including the Town of Truckee, Tahoe Forest Hospital, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, Placer County, North Tahoe Truckee Homeless Services, Truckee Police Department and county departments — for funding, staffing and logistical help. Supervisors read certificates of recognition and approved them on a roll call vote.
What the county will do next: the board and staff discussed continuing conversations through the Truckee Tahoe Housing Collaborative (THAC) about where a future warming shelter could be located, how it will be staffed and how it will be funded. County leaders said the winter shelter was a life‑saving interim response and emphasized that a more durable, funded plan remains a priority.
