James Ewell: It’s going to reduce the number of shelter beds that are available in our system. We just can’t sustain the 924 with the amount that we have. The admin percentage being offered to agencies is incredibly low, which will have significant effects on those agencies.
Presenter: Lane County was expecting 15 million dollars to support its innovative emergency shelter system. Instead, the county will receive about half that amount. Sept. 23, Lane County’s Homelessness and Community Action Manager James Ewell:
James Ewell (Lane County): We have currently 924 shelter beds in the Lane County Emergency Shelter System. That is 574 just year-round shelter beds and an additional 350 inclement weather shelter beds.
[00:00:32] Last fiscal year, FY 2025, we had roughly $15 million that was able to be used for shelter, street outreach, unit access, and trainings for our provider network…