Crisis shelter housing is still available but the traditional, larger housing spaces have reduced their capacity about 50 to 75-percent.
.CRISIS HOUSING IS STILLAVAILABLE BUT TRADITIONALLARGER HOUSING SPACES HAVEREDUCED THEIR CAPACITY ABOUT50 TO 75 PERCENT./ 00:11 JASONTHORPE, HOUSING & COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT DEPT., CITY OFTUCSON .TO PUT ADDITIONALSPACE BETWEEN BEDS IN THESHELTER UNITS TO TO ALLOW FORGREATER SOCIAL DISTANCING.
YOU HAVE MANY SHELTERS HAVEMOVED TO HAVING MULTIPLE MEALTIME SO THAT FOLKS ARE NOT ALLIN ONE SPACE AT THE SAMETIME./ BUT THORPE SAYS THATDOESNT MEAN SHELTER CAPACITYHAS DECREASED.
THE CITY OFTUCSON WORKED WITH PIMA COUNTYAND SEVERAL HEALTHCAREPROVIDERS TO LAUNCH SHELTERHOTEL PROGRAMS. CURRENTLYTHERE ARE 3 HOTELS TOTALINGTO 300 ROOMS BEING MANAGED ONA NIGHTLY BASIS.
THE ROOMS ARESERVING FOLKS WHO ARE HIGHRISK AND THOSE WHO AREAWAITING TEST RESULTS.
00:09JASON THORPE, HOUSING &COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPT.,CITY OF TUCSON .WE QUICKLYFILLED 200 HOTEL ROOMS WITHFOLKS WHO WERE HIGH RISK.
ANDSO WE WANTED TO CREATE A SAFEPLACE FOR THEM TO JUST SORT OFWEATHER THE STORM THROUGH THISPROCESS./ THORPE SAYS THECOALITION WILL THEN PLACE APERSON WHO TESTS NEGATIVE FORTHE VIRUS BASED ON THEIRRISK FACTORS.
00:14 JASONTHORPE, HOUSING & COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT DEPT., CITY OFTUCSON .IT'S REALLY BEING ABLETO PARSE OUT THESE DIFFERENTPOPULATIONS AND DIFFERENTAPPROACHES TO MEET EACH OFTHEIR NEEDS.
AND THE REALITYIS, WE'VE SEEN MUCH GREATERSUCCESS HERE THAN IN MANYCITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY INPREVENTING THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19 AMONG THE PEOPLEEXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS./ ONSITE TESTING IS PROVIDED ATSHELTER REQUEST INPARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT AND EL RIO HEALTH.00:20 JASON THORPE, HOUSING &COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPT.,CITY OF TUCSON .AND SO TESTINGIS CRITICAL AND ESSENTIAL, OFCOURSE.
BUT THEN WHEN FOLKSTEST POSITIVE.
THERE'S ALSO ANEED FOR MANAGED CONTINUEDHEALTHCARE.
AND SO THISPARTNERSHIP WITH EL RIO SINCETHE VERY BEGINNING OF THEPANDEMIC WAS DEVELOPEDSPECIFICALLY SO THAT FOLKSTESTING POSITIVE WEREIMMEDIATELY BRIDGED INTOCONTINUED HEALTH CARE ANDHEALTH CASE MANAGEMENT TOSUPPORT THEIR RECOVERY./ THESHELTERS AND HOTEL OPERATIONSARE FUNDED BY THE CARES ACTAND OTHER CORONAVIRUS RELEIFFUNDS.
THE FUNDING RECEIVEDWILL ALSO GO TOWARD OTHERPROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONSHELPING WITH HOMELESSNESSTHROUGHOUT THE CITY ANDCOUNTY.
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