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Kevin Burch, director of housing services for Catholic Charities, said while he generally supports the concept of a 24/7 shelter with daytime services that link homeless residents to help they need, JCap’s proposal may be too close to the current plan to remodel Sojourner House to make a relocation in the near future feasible. A remodeling of Sojourner House estimated to cost about $2 million has already been planned, and the Eau Claire Plan Commission is scheduled to discuss a conditional use permit necessary for the project to proceed at its meeting on Monday, Aug. Many questions remain about JCap’s proposal, chief among them whether the operator of the Sojourner House, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse, is on board with the idea. A lot of downtown businesses are concerned.” Alex Padrnos, director of development for JCap – which is building the Wilson Square apartment complex just east of Sojourner House – said the company receives numerous complaints about the behaviors of homeless people downtown. The June 16 death of Marilyn Roeber, a homeless woman who died after spending three consecutive days on a bench along South Barstow Street, further increased the visibility of homelessness in Eau Claire and has prompted questions about what can be done to address it.Īt a meeting Thursday night sponsored by Downtown Eau Claire Inc., downtown business owners discussed their concerns about illicit behaviors by some homeless people scaring away some of their patrons. Phillips Memorial Public Library for remodeling, more homeless people have no indoor space to spend their days in. With the discontinuation of the Positive Avenues day shelter and the temporary closure of L.E. The proposal comes amid growing concerns among business owners and others about what seems to be a growing number of homeless people downtown. Barstow St., would relocate to the new site. Right now a lot of people are talking about homelessness in Eau Claire, and we want to do something to help address it.Īs part of that plan, Johnson said he hopes the Sojourner House homeless shelter, 618 S.

This preliminary architectural drawing shows a one-story, 130-bed shelter proposed by JCap Real Estate near the corner of East Madison and Putnam streets. JCap plans to seek American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds from the City of Eau Claire and Eau Claire County to help pay for the project. An architectural sketch shows 130 beds on one level, but the building could expand to include three stories. Johnson said the plan is too preliminary for cost estimates. The plan calls for JCap building the shelter and leasing it to organizations that would be housed there. “Right now a lot of people are talking about homelessness in Eau Claire, and we want to do something to help address it.” “We think we have a great site next to The Community Table that would work for a building that would help better serve homeless people,” JCap owner Brian Johnson said.

Plans for such a building are preliminary, but the site – which is currently occupied by self-storage units – also could include supportive housing and possibly affordable housing units. The building would provide space for 24/7 shelter and various agencies that serve homeless residents, allowing them to more directly be linked to services they need. The plan by Eau Claire developer JCap Real Estate calls for constructing a building on property the company owns at the corner of Putnam and Wisconsin streets, near Banbury Place just north of downtown. SOMETHING IN STORE? Eau Claire developer JCap has proposed replacing this mini-storage site near Banbury Place with a 24-hour shelter for the homeless, which would also house social service agencies.Īn Eau Claire developer is proposing a building that would provide shelter for homeless people day and night along with space for agencies that work with that population, a project designed to fill service gaps as the number of people without homes rises and their impact on the city’s downtown grows.