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Church coalition proposal for CARES campus sparks sharp public debate at CHAB meeting
Summary
Paul White of Education Crusade urged Washoe County to cancel CARES contracts and deed the campus to a church coalition that would enforce sobriety and drug testing; public commenters were sharply divided, with some citing personal recoveries at CARES and others alleging program failure and out‑of‑area inflows.
Paul White, representing Education Crusade, told the Community Homeless Advisory Board that commissioners should cancel CARES contractors’ contracts and federal grants that he said prevent enforcement, then transfer CARES property to a nonprofit coalition of local churches to run a stricter, faith‑based program.
White said his coalition would impose sobriety, regular drug testing, limits on unsupervised leave, mandatory life‑skills classes and a maximum stay. He claimed CARES had produced “no genuine success story” in six years and argued the current model enables violence, theft and drug use. “Our program’s basic guidelines would include results, not…
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