After a six-month search, Madison and Dane County are moving to buy a former child daycare center and perhaps adjacent property for a desperately needed new men’s emergency homeless shelter and more to serve the homeless population.
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HOMELESS SHELTER | FAR EAST SIDE
Madison to buy site for men's emergency homeless shelter on Far East Side
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Madison is moving to buy this former child day care building at 4111 East Towne Blvd. for an interim men’s emergency homeless shelter. The city and Dane County, are also exploring the purchase of an adjacent property at 4101 East Towne Blvd. and could use the combined sites to host an array of services for the city’s homeless population.
Currently, a temporary emergency men's homeless shelter at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center gym on the North Side allows for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The city and Dane County are moving to create new facilities for homeless men on the Far East Side.
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