The Union Mission has informed its clients that effective the second week of July, there will be no more free stays, with limited exceptions. From that point forward, the price will be $6 per night to stay there, charged from 9 AM to 7 PM, the entire time the cashier‘s window is open.
Admission policy has changed over the past year and a half:
- Prior to September 2024, it was free to get in between 9 AM and 2 PM, and six dollars per night from 2 PM to 7 PM.
- Since September 2024, it’s been free to get in between 9 AM and 11 AM and six dollars per night from 1 PM to to 7 PM (the cashier’s window is closed between 11 and 1).
- Starting in approximately November 2024, clients who have a guaranteed monthly income, such as Social Security or Social Security Disability, have had to pay six dollars a night regardless of the time they checked in.
Now everyone, with limited exceptions, is going to pay six dollars a night regardless of the time they check in.
The limited exceptions are referred to by staff as “tracks.” For example, if you are in the Mission’s drug and alcohol recovery program, you’re on a track and not charged daily admission. If you’re a veteran awaiting housing, that’s considered another track. There are a total of 6 tracks.
And now, on to the rest of the news…
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Congrats to the Grizzlies’ Zach Edey and Jaylen Wells, who have been named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
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