EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Relocating Peekskill Homeless Shelter Gets Mixed Reviews
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As a former Peekskill beat reporter, almost any item about the city grabs my attention. In the more suburban portions of northern Westchester, it can be too easy to forget there's a nearby community in our county grappling with urban issues. This morning, Rick Pezzullo reports on the proposed relocation of a homeless shelter. Be in touch with any thoughts or feedback in the comments section and/or send us an email.
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Adam
The proposed relocation of the only homeless shelter in northern Westchester was not fully embraced earlier this week during a lengthy Peekskill Common Council public hearing.
Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill (CCHOP), the non-profit organization that has run the Jan Peek House on North Water St. since 1988, has high hopes about being part of a three-building proposed development at 1070 Lower South St. that would enable it to expand its current footprint from 7,500 square feet to 20,000 square feet.
According to CCHOP Chief Executive Officer Cynthia Knox, CCHOP served almost 61,000 individuals in 2021 — a 300 percent increase from the pre-COVID-19 pandemic. Fred’s Pantry, which started in 2010, serves more than 400 people each week, 95 percent of which reside in Peekskill or Cortlandt.
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