Triage Shelter Helps Workers Better Understand Homeless Residents
Winter Triage Shelter helps those with mental illnesses and substance abuse problems, among other issues. It was set to close, but through private donations will remain open until the end of august.
Capital Public Radio:
Lessons Learned At Sacramento’s New Homeless Triage Shelter
She [Anna Darzins] is with Volunteers of America and coordinates care for the city’s new Winter Triage Shelter, which opened in December with a million-dollar budget for four months — and the hope that removing barriers to housing would help people who had been untreated for mental illness and addiction. ...Fifty percent of the people at the new triage shelter report having a substance abuse problem, 60 percent have a mental illness and 90 percent report some kind of disability, according to the city. (Moffitt, 6/28)
In other news —
Capital Public Radio:
A Legacy Of Serving Homeless Guests Continues At St. Mary’s Dining Room In Stockton
St. Mary’s Dining Room in Stockton started 60 years ago feeding homeless people. Today, it continues that tradition — but also puts clothes on their backs, tends to guests’ health, and helps people get back on their feet. ...And about one-third of the people who show up at meal time are families who have hit hard times, according to St. Mary’s staff. (Ibarra, 6/28)