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Township supervisor outlines homelessness progress and warns of shelter funding cliff
Summary
Supervisor Danielle Chenoweth told the Cunningham Township board on April 13 that family shelter wait lists have shrunk but emergency-shelter funding and capacity remain tenuous; she described grant efforts, a proposed peer "living room" program and a planned May 23 shelter funding/occupancy deadline.
Supervisor Danielle Chenoweth reported to the Cunningham Township board on April 13 that the township has made measurable progress on family placements but faces precarious funding and capacity for low‑barrier shelter operations.
Chenoweth said the family-priority wait list had fallen to two households as of the meeting, down from three in the packet dated April 8, and credited expanded housing authority dollars that doubled family-shelter capacity. She said seven shelter residents were permanently housed in March and that coordinated housing navigation was helping families stabilize through summer placements.
Why it matters: Chenoweth warned the board that funding for the nightly winter emergency shelter is short-term and the occupancy permit and current…
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