Created: December 18, 2020 09:00 AM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M- When the pandemic first hit, a big concern for the City of Albuquerque was keeping the homeless safe. Now, during the winter months, city officials are seeing a big increase in people seeking shelter. When we look at our system of care, the Westside Emergency Housing Center (WEHC), these three wellness motels we ve established, plus our two isolation hotels we are serving close to 700 people on any given night just in that system of care,” said Lisa Huval, the deputy director of Housing and Homelessness for the City of Albuquerque. “That pretty much almost doubles what we were serving at the Westside Emergency Housing Center last winter.”
Created: December 17, 2020 03:23 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- The City of Albuquerque plans on attacking the homeless problem on a broader scale. We are turning to a multiple-site approach, said Quinn Donnay, Gateway Project coordinator. That means there are smaller sites that help different types of demographics in different parts of town.
The city is planning to purchase all 527,000 square feet of space at the Gibson Medical Center.
However, the facility will likely be used for more medical assisted situations, like substance abuse treatment. There are some smaller pieces of land we re looking at that are near some of our providers that aren t in the southeast, Keller said.