Mayor Donna Deegan said funding is a key issue in the push to help people who are experiencing homelessness.
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“This was a mandate placed on us from the state legislature but without any funding,” said Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan. “If you’re going to get people off the streets, you got to have a place to put them.” Those options are now limited because $8 million in funding that came from COVID relief is now gone. Gillman said the organization relied on that funding from 2021 to 2023.
“Those things are expensive. It’s expensive creating the 24/7 wrap-around service. Every community that has been successful in finding a solution -- and that’s what we are looking for, a solution to homelessness -- has had 24/7 wrap-around services,” Deegan said. “To make sure the people who need drug treatment and the people who need mental health treatment, the people who need help getting a job, all those things are provided.
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