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It takes more than beds to support families in crisis, the Women’s Help Center’s leader said Monday while announcing a $200,000 grant from the 1889 Foundation.
The Women's Help Center of Johnstown will now serve as the managing entity for the Cambria County homeless shelter Martha and Mary House on Bedford Street in Dale Borough.
Since joining the Women's Help Center three years ago, Executive Director Roxann Tyger has seen demand for emergency housing surge in the Johnstown area.
Johnstown officials plan to hold a public workshop regarding the possibility of using federal funds to have Victim Services Inc. operate a non-congregate shelter downtown.