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Mayor John Carney said the park’s closure went as smoothly as possible and almost every resident found alternative shelter.

While Carney's administration and City Council are working on more sustainable housing solutions, not all residents are guaranteed housing once the park closes.

City Councilmember Shané Darby offered a resolution to create a transition plan for Christina Park’s unhoused residents.

The city invested in providing tents, pallets and social services at the park and hired the nonprofit Friendship House to help monitor residents and connect them to resources.

Gov. Matt Meyer’s Interagency Collaborative to End Homelessness– tasked with cutting homelessness in half and ending youth homelessness in Delaware within the next five years–takes its next steps toward that goal.

New Castle County entered a contract with Veteran Services CEO Joseph M. Walls, supporting an effort to create affordable transitional housing for veterans and unhoused people in Bear.

The site has mobile restrooms installed, and Mayor John Carney included funds in his proposed budget last week to station mobile showers and washers at the park as well.

The William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center offers a warm place to stay and meals through breakfast Tuesday.

The county received about $11 million in funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury through the SIPPRA Family HOPE Project.

About 150 people moved into the community center between Saturday and Tuesday, when they were then spread out between local shelters, churches and hotels.