The City of Charlottesville has stepped in to fill a funding gap for an essential housing program for community members who were once chronically homeless. A lapse in funding could have sent them back to the streets.
Monday night, Charlottesville City Council voted unanimously to reallocate $234,000 in funds it originally set aside for low-barrier shelter operations, to Region Ten’s permanent supportive housing program. That amount fully covers the program for the next six months.
It covers rent, utilities and case management services for 32 formerly unhoused community members, many of whom are elderly and disabled…