Charleston will spend $200K to house homeless in historic district hotel
The city of Charleston will use $200,000 to house homeless individuals and families at the Days Inn by Wyndham Charleston Historic District on Meeting Street, as they transition from homelessness to housing. Grace Beahm Alford/Staff
By David Slade dslade@postandcourier.com
Jan 25, 2021
The city of Charleston has made a $200,000 deal to use federal funding to house homeless people in a historic district hotel on Meeting Street for use by individuals and families with children as they transition to rental housing.
The arrangement with the Days Inn property is financed by last summer’s COVID-19 relief legislation and will help people who need shelter temporarily.
The number of people who need such help has been soaring due to pandemic-related unemployment and other factors.
The $200,000 deal, at a rate of $54 a day, is enough to pay several thousands of room-nights. Groups, including Florence Crittenton, One80 Place, Origin SC, and the Navigation Center, will screen clients and provide case management.