The Bee is reporting that cottages at Mather, which, as part of the winter-shelter plan, were to house 105 people, including children, are in disrepair. The story tells us, "Rancho Cordova's economic development director, Curt Haven, said the 35 bungalows proposed to house homeless families have been vacant a long time and are 'uninhabitable,' requiring an estimated $150,000 in repairs."
If the story is true, a huge component of the plan to shelter homeless during the chilly season was done on the fly without gaining knowledge of the condition of stuctures included in the plan and without getting in touch with officials in the area.
According to information this blog received from a mayor's aid on Sep 21, the members of the task force were then
If the story is true, a huge component of the plan to shelter homeless during the chilly season was done on the fly without gaining knowledge of the condition of stuctures included in the plan and without getting in touch with officials in the area.
According to information this blog received from a mayor's aid on Sep 21, the members of the task force were then
- Bob Erlenbusch: former director of the Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness, he is believed now to be working as a consultant in Sacramento for VOA and other organizations and government entities.
- Cassandra Jennings: Sacramento Assistant City Manager.
- Suzanne Hammer: County of Sacramento, Department of Human Assistance, Homeless Services Program Manager
- Leo McFarland: Volunteers of America, Greater Sacramento Area; President/CEO
- Michelle Steeb: Executive Director, St. John's Shelter Program
- Libby Fernandez: Executive Director, Sacramento Loaves & Fishes
- Tim Brown: staff member, Ending Chronic Homelessness Initiative of the Community Services Planning Council
- Anne Moore: Sacramento Policy Board to End Homelessness
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