…that a Neighbor In Need is able to come to Hyannis from every village in Barnstable, every town on the Cape, every town in Massachusetts, from other states, and from other countries? In 2024, 51 came from other Cape towns, 28 from other MA towns, 9 from other states, and 3 from another country. 33% of the 274 served were not from Barnstable.

…that state funds require the shelter to serve anyone who comes, so the shelter cannot serve those from Barnstable only, and are literally serving people from all over the world?

…that in the 40 years the shelter has been in Hyannis, if 50 is an annual average of non-Hyannis Neighbors In Need, the shelter could have brought 2,000 Neighbors In Need into Hyannis?

…that towns throughout the Cape are being encouraged to think of the shelter as a regional solution and send their Neighbors In Need to Hyannis, profoundly burdening this already strained village?

…that Hyannis is carrying an inordinate burden of care for Neighbors In Need compared to all other villages of Barnstable and all towns of the Cape?

…that Portland, ME has a shelter model that serves only Neighbors In Need from Portland, and that, with planning, Barnstable could do the same?