Additional funding available to support the operation of a continuous Winter Shelter, if necessary / Noisy Waters Northwest

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Link to Whatcom County’s full Severe Weather Shelter RFP that closed on August 29: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/77699/23-57-Severe-Winter-Weather-Shelter-Facility-Operators—City-of-Bham?bidId=533
Link to Whatcom County’s full Severe Weather Shelter RFP that closed on August 29: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/77699/23-57-Severe-Winter-Weather-Shelter-Facility-Operators—City-of-Bham?bidId=533

September 14, 2023 Dena Jensen

From a recently closed Whatcom County Request for Proposal (RFP): “The County and the City would consider making additional funding available to support the operation of a continuous Winter Shelter, if necessary.”

“…if necessary”??? What kind of language is this after years of brutality to many community members otherwise left to sleep outside during winter?

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