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smallest domestic violence shelter in the state, turning away nearly half as many people as are <br />served even though the demand is among the greatest in the state. The demand for emergency <br />shelters remains; however, during the many conversations between City and County staff, <br />service providers and homeless people, the only requests for additional shelter space came from <br />members of the Human Rights Commission. <br /> <br />Examples <br />? <br /> <br />ShelterCare, Family Housing Program – families (18) and adults with psychiatric <br />disabilities or mental health crisis (10) <br />? <br /> <br />ShelterCare, Brethren Housing - families (4) and adults with psychiatric disabilities (10) <br />? <br /> <br />Eugene Mission – mixed (no public funding) <br />? <br /> <br />Looking Glass, Station 7 – youth (12 beds) <br />? <br /> <br />Catholic Community Services - motel vouchers and apartment units for families <br />? <br /> <br />Womenspace - domestic violence victims receive confidential shelter or motel vouchers <br /> <br />Pro: Humanely provides an emergency shelter for people who have no other place to live. <br /> <br />Con: New shelters are difficult to site and extremely expensive to operate. The Family Housing <br />Program on Highway 99 costs $660,000 annually for 28 former motel units, and Brethren <br />Housing in Springfield costs $200,000 for 9 units. Family Housing finds that each sheltered <br />household costs $6,000 during its term of service (about 45 days average). Womenspace <br />emergency shelter and 24-hour crisis response annually costs $316,000 for 15 shelter beds and <br />12-15 motel stays each month. The recently-closed Centro LatinoAmericano Shelter was small <br />and inadequately funded at $148,000 per year for about 20 beds. None of these shelters had rent <br />or mortgage expenses. Shelters only serve a limited population, due to their size constraints, and <br />the many who are homeless are not able to comply with operating rules and procedures. In order <br />to provide a new shelter for a particular population, a willing operator, a location, and a stable <br />long-term funding source must be identified. <br /> <br />Cost: The planning portion may cost up to $50,000. The annual operating expenses cannot be <br />estimated until a suitable location, capacity and specific target population are determined. <br /> <br />c. Provide permanent supportive housing. <br /> <br />People who are homeless often become traumatized by either the events leading up to their <br />predicament or by the situation itself. They may run from domestic violence situations or turn to <br />self-medication to ease emotional pain. Housing and other services such as resource advocacy, <br />counseling, or employment support, are often necessary to achieve longer term success. This <br /> <br />response is often targeted at the most difficult to serve chronically homeless people. <br /> <br />Examples: <br />? <br /> <br />Womenspace Shelter (domestic violence) <br />? <br /> <br />Shankle Safe Haven (severe persistent mental illness) <br />? <br /> <br />Royal Avenue Shelter (psychiatric disability) <br />? <br /> <br />Shelter Plus Care (special needs subsidies for adults with psychiatric disabilities) <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />