Presbyterian Night Shelter Secures $170,000 Maintenance Contract With The City

Arlington TX

17 March, 2022

5:17 AM

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By Emily Wolf, Fort Worth Report March 16, 2022 A newly approved city contract will offer new opportunities to several homeless Fort Worth residents. Presbyterian Night Shelter, a multi-pronged nonprofit organization aimed at helping homeless people in the city, secured the contract through its business arm UpSpire, formerly known as Clean Slate. This is the fifth contract between UpSpire and the city since 2016. "The great thing about working with Presbyterian Night Shelter is they really try to provide stability for their folks," said Debbie Branch, district superintendent with the parks and recreation department. "They provide a 401K, sick days and health care coverage." Of the $170,000 maintenance contract, the city anticipates awarding $31,560 to UpSpire. Additional funding will go toward another vendor, Lawn Patrol Service Inc., and the rest will be held back by the city. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.