DAVIS, CA – The Downtown Streets Team, which has operated the Daytime Respite Center in Davis since its opening, will shut down operations entirely by the end of October, leaving the city scrambling to determine how to keep a critical lifeline for unhoused residents open.
On Aug. 29, Downtown Streets Team issued a closure notice to staff. Four days later, the city was formally notified that the organization will cease all operations on Oct. 31. The Respite Center provides daytime shelter, showers, meals, laundry, case management and housing navigation, and serves as one of the city’s two main entry points into the homelessness services system.
“With DST ceasing operations, SSH staff is seeking direction on how to proceed,” the city’s staff report for Tuesday’s City Council meeting states. Options before the Council range from contracting with another provider to operate the center, bringing operations in-house, repurposing the site for other services, or closing it altogether…