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Manager Jeffrey Baergen said the program has been in the works for four years, but the process was speeded up when overdose deaths began rising.
The program has room to grow, he said. Adult men are in the program for six months, and can then move to second- and third-stage housing.
“So they can actually stay here for up to two years,” Baergen said.
He said the Salvation Army believes in recovery first, rather than housing first.
“Unhealthy people simply cannot sustain housing,” he said. “Until we prioritize health over housing, the cycle of homelessness will never end.
“Recovery is a piece of a very complex continuum that aims to end that cycle.” ....

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