Insurance issues with the property, lack of funding and staff – many of whom are educators and had to go back to the classrooms with the new school year – all contributed to its closing.
"I think we always knew that there would be a temporary aspect to this, but we definitely thought, we definitely had hoped we would be able to host people longer," DiStefano said.
The goal is to get the 85 residents still at the shelter as of Wednesday moved out by Sept. 3, ideally to permanent housing, but it's been a challenge. "There's a lot of uncertainty. I mean, every time we've been asking for support and resources, we're kind of told that there is no more capacity. So I'm not really sure what that's going to look like at the level of the city or the state," DiStefano said.
Emma, a migrant at the Todo Para Todos shelter, said she still doesn't know where she will move to, but she's thankful she's been able to call this place home even if for a bit; especially after her months-long journey to get here from Ecuador.
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