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Leashore reports 111 participants in 2026 Project Homeless Connect; 80% would use cold‑weather shelter
Summary
Leashore Center director Sherry Smith told the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly that Project Homeless Connect served 111 participants (241 household members) with 43 vendors and 183 volunteers, and that 80% of respondents would use a cold‑weather emergency shelter if available—data the group says are critical for securing state and federal funding.
Sherry Smith, executive director of the Leashore Center, told the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on April 7 that the 2026 Project Homeless Connect served 111 participants representing 241 household members and relied on 183 volunteers and 43 vendors. "It's a one‑stop shop," Smith said, describing the event's goal of efficiently connecting people to services and producing the annual HUD point‑in‑time and homeless inventory counts that funders require.
Smith said the event has run for 15 years and is used to produce local data for grant applications and program planning. Among the findings she presented: 54% of…
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