U.S. Rep Dusty Johnson attends banquet with Cornerstone Mission

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Homelessness could be a wrestle that’s inconceivable to flee from and the Cornerstone Mission is making an attempt to cut back the variety of individuals it impacts. US Consultant Dusty Johnson attended a banquet held by Cornerstone Thursday to point out help for the work they do.

When evaluating South Dakota to nationwide numbers collected by the Division of Housing and City Growth… the state ranks within the decrease fifty p.c. That means South Dakota does a barely higher job of addressing the problem than no less than half of the US. Regardless of this comparability. Cornerstone Mission treats the problem very critically and believes there’s nonetheless a lot to be finished.

“Properly I believe it’s a fairly large problem that is our forty first 12 months of getting the homeless shelter and naturally, the wants proceed to develop. I believe COVID and the economic system and another points have helped us all see a spike in homelessness,” stated Lysa Allison, government director of Cornerstone Mission Rescue.

Whereas South Dakota does do a greater job than many states, Dusty Johnson says homelessness continues to be a problem within the state and the neighborhood wants locations like Cornerstone to be there for them when instances get robust.

“To the extent that Cornerstone helps of us, strolling with them, getting them the sources they should get life again on monitor, these are life-changing, life-saving interventions…that’s value celebrating,” stated Rep. Johnson.

Johnson emphasised Cornerstone shouldn’t be funded by rich benefactors however slightly by the generosity of common individuals giving donations. He talked about his household wanted to depend on locations like this when instances have been robust, and so they assist to offer individuals a second probability at turning issues round.

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