Marshalling Yard shelter could get $1M extension and stay open through March 2025 - Austin Monitor

Seventy percent for a congregate-style shelter is a great goal... we've taken those steps to double that positive exit rate.

For context, Gray said inhabitants of bridge shelter housing have about a 50 percent success rate for moving into stable housing, while those moved into permanent supportive housing provided by the city have a success rate of over 90 percent.

Council Member Ryan Alter said that the projected deficit in city budgets over the next two years should force Council and staff to examine whether the $1 million could be better spent providing rental assistance or housing vouchers to those about to lose their homes.

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