The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is set to ask the Iowa City City Council for $100,000 in emergency funding for Shelter House.
On Wednesday, the board agreed to fund any extra money needed with the board’s emergency fund.
Crissy Canganelli, executive director at Shelter House, inquired about a request for emergency funding in response to being asked to open its winter shelter two weeks early. This comes just weeks after a man intentionally drove a car into an encampment outside of Shelter House…