The large tent will have heat, electricity, and Sani-Huts. There are enough beds for 50 people. Opening tonight, the shelter was called by the city, “a temporary solution to the growing issues of homelessness as winter weather has moved into the region.”
The CAC’s men’s and women’s shelters, and another temporary overflow shelter, have been consistently full, even in summer months, because of the region’s rising homeless population. The tent was erected last year in order to protect the houseless from the elements.
Faith-based groups, such as local churches and Acting in Community Together in Organizing Northern Nevada (ACTIONN), collaborated on the project.
