If Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes stand, Juneau’s homeless shelter and soup kitchen will be able to help fewer people.<\/p>\n
The elimination of Community Initiative Matching grants<\/a> and $7.2 million cut to the Homeless Assistance Program<\/a> that were part of more than $400 million in vetoes announced last week translates to a loss of 20 percent funding for the Glory Hall.<\/p>\n That state support would usually provide $147,500 to Glory Hall, its executive director Mariya Lovishchuk said.<\/p>\n “We’ve been sitting around here — the board and I — thinking about what we could possibly cut,” Lovishchuk said in a phone interview.<\/p>\n [More than $400 million in cuts announced<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\n Lovishchuk said discovering previously untapped alternative revenue sources to preserve services is unlikely.<\/p>\n “We are constantly looking for alternative revenue sources,” she said. “If they exist, we would have found them by now.”<\/p>\n Thirty-three percent of Glory Hall’s revenue already comes from community support, Lovishchuk said, so increased giving is unlikely to make up the difference.<\/p>\n State funds previously helped support both day and night operations at Glory Hall.<\/p>\n Lovishchuk said $97,500 in Basic Homeless Assistance Program money generally covered some electrical costs and 75 percent of what it costs to have an employee present at the emergency overnight shelter.<\/p>\n An employee must be present for the shelter’s 40 beds to be available to the community.<\/p>\n “Without that person, we cannot provide emergency shelter,” Lovishchuk said.<\/p>\n A $50,000 community matching grant is used to keep the day shelter open and support Glory Hall’s breakfast and lunch program, Lovishchuk said. The matching $50,000 comes from community donations.<\/p>\n Over the course of the year, that money pays for about 15,000 meals, Lovishchuk said.<\/p>\n