At a March 25 special meeting, regional service providers and project leaders presented Charlottesville City Council with plans to renovate and operate a low-barrier shelter at 2000 Holiday Dr.
“I know from the outside it’s difficult to understand why this kind of process seems to take a long time. And to be clear, in the best of times, this work is H-A-R-D—hard,” said Piedmont Housing Alliance Executive Director Sunshine Mathon at the onset of the presentation. “But we are not in the best of times. This work has blossomed during the most hostile federal environment that this work has ever seen, particularly to the unhoused services sector.”
Members of the working group, led by regional continuum-of-care coordinator Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless, include The Haven, People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry, The Salvation Army, and several other area nonprofits…