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Council approves $2.5 million from Affordable Housing Trust Fund for new Open Door Network shelter campus
Summary
The council approved a $2.5 million city contribution toward a roughly $46.5 million Open Door Network family shelter campus that will expand beds, add licensed childcare and a wellness/transitional wing; councilmembers sought added accountability and staff confirmed funds had been previously appropriated.
The Bakersfield City Council voted Feb. 25 to approve a $2.5 million allocation from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to the Open Door Network to support construction of a consolidated family shelter campus.
Lauren Skidmore, representing Open Door Network, told the council the project is roughly 50% into construction on a renovated city‑block site and will consolidate programs into a 74,000‑square‑foot campus with administration, licensed childcare, dining, dorms and a two‑story…
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