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Mayor asks council for $455,000 to extend SafeSide shelter contract, expand transitional housing and pet services
Summary
Mayor Graham and staff reported increased shelter capacity under contractor SafeSide Recovery, described client outcomes since December 2024, and requested approximately $455,000 in combined CDBG, ARPA interest and general-fund support to continue operations and fund planned non-congregate units and pet-kennel capacity.
Mayor Graham and city staff updated the Pueblo City Council on shelter operations managed by SafeSide Recovery and requested council direction on funding the contract through December 2026 and on planned expansions.
City staff said the shelter contract—awarded in May 2025—covers basic operations at about $53,000 per month. Since SafeSide became the operator, the shelter expanded to nightly operations and increased outreach meals from roughly 42 to about 80 per day. Staff reported outcomes since December 2024: 32 clients moved to next-step housing, 25 clients currently receiving counseling, about 10 clients securing employment per month, six in training through Pueblo Community College, three moved to…
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