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Danbury officials work to pick up slack from closing of Jericho homeless shelter

The Danbury homeless shelter is now operating around the clock.  Jericho Partnership closed their shelter at the end of last month, meaning the the City lost 14 beds for the homeless.  Danbury Health and Human Services Department Director Lisa Morrissey told the City Council this week that she's been meeting with the Department of Housing about the situation.  She was told the City will receive a sizable grant for this fiscal year to cover operational costs of the additional hours.  Morrissey has a meeting coming up between multiple city offices, state agencies and Governor Lamont's office to talk about long term plans for meeting the needs of the homeless and the at-risk of being homeless population in Danbury.