Gair believes building strong, trusting relationships is the only way to reach individuals who the city identified as “choosing an unhoused lifestyle,” but acknowledges the difficulty in the situation. She said implementing programs that have worked in large cities is a struggle in the mountain region, and a looming scarcity of funding from the federal government presents another hurdle.
“I think the more we’re going to have to collaborate and really think about other solutions and get creative, because also with some of the challenges of funding drying up, this is going to be an interesting time,” Gair said.
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