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Continuum shares coordinated-entry numbers, agrees to compile agency resource list; church runs winter shelter, not City With Dwellings
Summary
Continuum staff gave two local coordinated-entry phone numbers for the Dream Center and said 2-1-1 will redirect callers; a participant asked for a consolidated resource list and a community member clarified that City With Dwellings does not run the winter shelter and that Our Lady of Salem runs the women's winter shelter.
The Continuum of Care meeting included operational details for connecting people experiencing homelessness with services: Odette Jambos Sanchez provided two local coordinated-entry phone numbers for the Dream Center (743-264-5637 and 743-264-8102) and said 2-1-1 will refer local callers when appropriate.
Odette described those numbers as the best starting point for people in need and said that once a caller’s situation is assessed, local case managers will work the case and connect individuals with resources. “So the best thing is to start… by calling the Dream Center,” Odette said, adding that 2-1-1 also remains a resource.
Renee Wesley corrected an earlier assumption about shelter operators: “City With Dwellings doesn't run the winter shelter. They're not associated with it at all… the church does the winter shelter, and then, Our Lady of Salem does the women's winter shelter.”
A participant asked whether a consolidated list exists that breaks down which agencies provide which services. Odette and other participants said they would assemble or verify an existing resource list and bring detailed information, including how agencies add people to the by-name list and how coordinated entry works, to the July meeting so frontline staff and grassroots groups can use it.
No formal policy changes or new service contracts were adopted during the meeting; staff committed to share phone numbers, flyers for the July 13 caucus event and to provide clearer guidance on the by-name list at the next meeting.
