Early hope and optimism
Julie Garcia is the executive director of Jewels Helping Hands, which currently runs three shelters, including a medical respite facility. She said she’s encouraged by what she’s seen so far.
Garcia has long been concerned about the number of available shelter beds, especially for those dealing with chronic health and addiction issues. She hopes this system will help address that problem by getting people through the system to other support systems more quickly.
“We don’t have more resources than before, but the resources are getting to the people who need them,” Garcia said. “I am more hopeful than ever that we will start to move
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