Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan Statement On Removal Of Homeless Encampment In San Antonio

Press release from the City of San Antonio:

February 3, 2021

“The removal of today’s homeless encampments demonstrates why a more strategic effort is needed to truly speak to the heart of the resources and housing needed for our vulnerable residents; not just a get up and move notice. We have been working with the Hope House and Under the Bridge Ministries on getting assistance for these families, only to see that today they have been displaced once again. This is not a display of compassion that they deserve. We had requested for dumpsters, port-a-potties, showers and more care resources. Even though there had been coordinated outreach and notification given to the families, this is not how we should be treating our most community of San Antonio. There’s too much money and resources for this to be the images we see today, those families deserve better,” stated District 2 Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan.

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