CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Low Barrier Shelter Working Group presented a 2000 Holiday Drive conceptual plan with a minimum 80 beds in a facility providing an array of shelter and support services in the building’s two floors and a basement, during a meeting with City Council on Wednesday.
Erin Hannegan, with Mitchell Matthews Architects and Planners, said the plan would cost $9.7-9.9 million. A downsized version of the project would run the city about $8.6 million.
“The programs will support day shelter services, coordinated entry, case management, housing navigation, and connections to health care and workforce supports,” said Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless (BRACH) Executive Director Shayla Washington…