Danbury's Emergency Homeless Shelter is underfunded for the current fiscal year, according to the City's Health and Human Services Department Director.  Lisa Michelle Morrissey says that's because state funding to support shelter operations did not come through. 

The shelter's funding will run out at the end of the month. 

During the winter, up to 40 adults seek shelter from the cold each day and every night of the year all 20 beds are full.  In order to continue to serve the city's most vulnerable community, the City Council approved $75,000 for operations expenses. 

The Department has applied for grant funding to make updates to the City's Emergency Shelter.  Danbury is applying for $5,000 from the Home Depot Foundation's Community Impact Grant, so in order to meet award guidelines, work will be completed by community volunteers through the United Way.