Naomi's House at risk of losing funding in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The destiny of the women's structure astatine the Poverello House is successful the hands of the Fresno County Board of supervisors.

Naomi's House astatine the Poverello House serves immoderate of the astir susceptible successful our community.

If the Fresno County Board of Supervisors approves a caller statement Tuesday morning, Naomi's House volition suffer the bulk of its beds.

The connection means Naomi's House, the county's lone structure for azygous women, volition driblet from 34 beds to conscionable 11.

With COVID-era rescue backing coming to an end, Fresno County is going backmost to pre-pandemic rules for shelters that work circumstantial groups.

Those rules authorities those shelters volition beryllium constricted to 15 percent of the full beds funded successful the county.

"The information is this, women connected the streets endure horrible traumatic events. Sexual abuse, carnal assault, the trauma of the streets for women successful our assemblage is severe," explained Zack Darrah, CEO of the Poverello House.

The structure helps women similar Janet May, who earlier moving into Naomi's House was sleeping connected a parkland seat each night.

She's recovered a consciousness of assemblage astatine the shelter.

"Some of the occupation radical have, I have. Like I was abused once," said Janet.

She's besides moving connected getting a unchangeable job, uncovering imperishable housing, and attending online classes.

"I'm halfway done with my AA grade successful concern aft that I'm going to beryllium going aft my BA successful business/accounting," said Janet.

Something she says she can't bash connected a parkland bench.

But that could go a world for her and 22 different women depending connected however the committee of supervisors votes Tuesday.

Action News reached retired to Fresno County, which said it does not remark connected docket items earlier they spell to the committee of supervisors.

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