In favor of the Warming Center Public Comment from Bridjett MillerAimee Brunckhorst
From: Bridjett Miller <bridjettjade.miller@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2024 8:51 PM
To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject: EXTERNAL In favor of the Warming Center
Hi there
I am a resident of Flathead county, born and raised here. I wanted to take a moment and express my
immense support and gratitude for the Warming Center and what they do.
Having grown up in the Flathead, I know first hand that many folks using resources for the unhoused are
also raised here, and that these resources are often seriously lacking.
I am also a nurse. I know the heartbreak of sending someone away from the hospital and into the streets.
We desperately need more places where folks can be assured of a warm nights rest, for their health both
mental and physical.
As rent and housing costs rise and locals are pushed out of secure housing, it is incredibly important that
we have a net to KEEP PEOPLE FROM FREEZING IN THE STREETS in our community.
It is easy to blame the changes occurring in our valley on the most vulnerable populations, even if the
data can't be causally linked. Please remember causation and correlation are different.
Shame on the fear mongering and "othering" of un-housed individuals.
I implore you and all your human decency, please allow the warming center to keep its permit.
Bridjett Miller