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Homeless shelter funding at risk

Killeen

Summary

Families in Crisis board president Larry Mohiki asked the council for $400,000 with a two-year commitment or the city's homeless shelter will close after December 31 and cannot reopen as a general shelter.

At a glance

Total mentions
2
Last 30 days
2

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 3, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

The group is asking the city for $400,000 in 2027, about a third of the roughly $1 million a year the city once estimated to run its own shelter.

✅Who benefits

Homeless residents and domestic violence survivors — the shelter averaged 85.8 people a night and placed 48 into housing this year.

⚠️Who could be affected

If funding lapses, the area's most vulnerable lose the only shelter of its capacity.

Mentions & discussions (1)

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