This may simply be related to fewer women living on the street than men, or could reflect the observation made by many service providers that women on the street tend to stay hidden for safety reasons. Regardless, such “misuse” was described as adding to the maintenance challenges of public...
The HOPE Team has exclusive access to about 800 shelter beds, or about a third of all shelter beds in the city; those beds can only be filled by the HOPE Team, which leads to a shortage of beds for other providers trying to find beds for clients who are actively seeking shelter, as ...