The Good: Our podcast episode this week revisits our tour of the free boutique at Our Place, the RISE run shelter for women and families, empowering people staying there on their road to being rehoused. The Bad: After ignoring our ask for months, Washoe County has now given us a flat out no on a tour of the Cares Campus. Other media which initially were given tours now seem to be on the outs as well. Advocates want to help make it a more humane place, but besides having a few of the games and books they donated placed in a corner, they seem to be forbidden from official entry as well with limited scope to improve the overall situation, despite all their best intentions and efforts.
Our elected officials will say this is what we could do with the stipulations of the massive federal COVID money. They will also say it’s an ongoing process, we are learning as we go, we are short staffed, this is just the early phase of this project, we didn’t expect the number of unhoused to grow … How long will they keep saying this?
Probably for as long as its true. The key problems, lack of housing and inadequate staffing, have been repeatedly reported to the homeless commission and are being addressed. Covid has also been a factor, but hopefully is waning.
Our elected officials will say this is what we could do with the stipulations of the massive federal COVID money. They will also say it’s an ongoing process, we are learning as we go, we are short staffed, this is just the early phase of this project, we didn’t expect the number of unhoused to grow … How long will they keep saying this?
Probably for as long as its true. The key problems, lack of housing and inadequate staffing, have been repeatedly reported to the homeless commission and are being addressed. Covid has also been a factor, but hopefully is waning.