The former Rodeway Inn hotel has been used as a shelter serving women, transgender and non-binary guests since 2020.
The Rodeway Inn homeless shelter was the first space Laura Lindquist felt like she had somewhere her own to lay her head at night. It was the first place she didn’t fear her things being stolen. The first place she felt secure enough to start acquiring belongings to care about.
Three years later, though, concerns about the property have led to the decision to sell the building, said Sabrina Allie, communications and engagement director for the city’s Department of Housing Stability. The city has budgeted for the purchase of two other hotels to serve as non-congregate shelters, Allie said, but the timing won’t line up to allow residents of the Rodeway Inn to move into one of those properties.
“People are better able to regain independence and are more likely to transition to long-term affordable housing,”about the closure. “The non-congregate model is now considered best practice.” “The overarching mood is one of uncertainty, anxiety and a little bit of resignation,” Devenport said. “A lot of folks who live there have gone through things like this before. Some of the most heartbreaking comments I’ve heard are that this is no surprise. That it was too good to last. They’re used to getting kicked out of places.”
With the shelter’s help, Demir adopted a cat named Olive, who comforts the 53-year-old in times of distress.
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