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Board approves PATH contracts for Yale and Kramer shelters amid debate over costs and outcomes
Summary
The board approved contracts with PATH to operate the Yale Navigation Center and Kramer/Bridges shelter after extended discussion on per‑bed costs, length of stay, and the need for transitional housing and prevention strategies to improve exits to permanent housing.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted March 10 to approve contracts with PATH to operate the Yale Navigation Center and the Kramer (Bridges) shelter, adopting contract terms and authorizing contingency cost increases. The approvals followed extended discussion about shelter outcomes, cost per bed and the housing market’s effect on exits to permanent housing.
Doug Beck, director of the Office of Care Coordination, told the board that PATH is meeting many county performance…
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