By Patrick Leary
On a nightly basis last winter, 25 to 35 people spent the night at the Hospitality Center, 614 Main St., according to Kevin Stewart, the center’s outgoing director.
Over the course of the winter, a total of 115 people slept on the floor at the Downtown center, he said.
Among them were veterans, he said, many who felt they had nowhere else to go.
With the Hospitality Center not providing overnight shelter this winter, homeless veterans will face even more adversity trying to put a roof over their heads, officials say.
“A lot of the guys who took advantage of the Hospitality Center aren’t eligible for some of the other shelters in town,” said Jeff Gustin of Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin.
While Racine has significant programming in place to transition veterans from homelessness to a steady housing situation, the intermediate step, temporary housing like a shelter, has grown more scarce with the Hospitality Center closed.
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