Austin City Council approves extension of Marshalling Yard shelter operations

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin City Council has agreed to allow shelter operations to continue at the Marshalling Yard Warehouse.

On Thursday, the city council approved an extension that will allow it to stay open until March 2025. The“The Marshaling Yard Emergency Shelter provides compassionate care to 300 clients daily and the rate of clients exiting the shelter successfully continues to climb,” Austin’s Homeless Strategy Officer David Gray said.

People who access the shelter also have access to daily transportation services, three meals per day, pet-friendly onsite boarding and pet food, onsite laundry services, onsite showering facilities, wellness activities and a patio for outdoor activities. The eight-month extension will cost $500,000, for a revised total agreement amount that won't exceed $9.64 million. The initiative is funded through money from the American Rescue Plan Act designed specifically to address emergency shelter and crisis services.

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