San Antonio City Council approved lease and operation agreements Thursday to quadruple the city's low-barrier homeless shelter capacity.
The City has agreed to lease the Holiday Inn at 318 W. César E. Chávez Boulevard as additional low-barrier housing for people experiencing homelessness.San Antonio City Council approved lease and operation agreements Thursday to expand the city’s low-barrier homeless shelter from 45 rooms to 200.
The bigger shelter will not fully solve the demand issue, but it will likely put a dent in the number of unsheltered people, Melody Woosley, director of the city’s Department of Human Services, told reporters. It’s unclear if the city and SAMMinistries will continue to offer the low-barrier shelter beyond the two years allocated. That will depend on whether City Council approves more funding from other sources.Earlier this year, the city and SAMMinistries planned on operating two separate shelters, but found a more efficient plan with the Holiday Inn, Woosley said.
Initially, the city anticipated the shelters would serve about 600 people experiencing chronic homelessness; now, the city expects to serve about 1,200 over two years.During the first 18 months of operations, SAMMinitries served about 280 people at the 45-bed motel and about 25% moved into permanent housing. Now, of the nearly 330 people served, 41% have gone on to find housing or treatment options.
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