Mayor John Gates said the city will find the funding needed to support the city’s Homeless Solutions Department following a film screening last week that explored the Housing First model the city recently adopted.

On Thursday, Zoe’s Cafe hosted Don Sawyer and Tim Hashnko, who screened their latest film, “Beyond the Bridge: A solution to homelessness,” to a turnout that Hashnko said was bigger than their previous screening in Denver. The film showcased the effectiveness of the Housing First model in other cities such as Houston, Texas, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The city of Greeley has been working to implement Housing First since 2022 .

“Homelessness is absolutely nobody’s fault,” Sawyer said. “It’s not the government’s fault, it’s not the service providers’ fault and it’s certainly no

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