RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City officials have finished setting up Rushmore Hall at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center as an emergency shelter for the homeless population.
The setup will help the city’s Cornerstone Rescue Mission and the Hope Center aid any homeless that may contract COVID-19.
The 100-bed, temporary shelter is now ready for use to provide a clean, climate-controlled facility for homeless people who are ill and have no other shelter options.
Civic Center food staff will provide three meals a day, along with laundry services.
In an effort to cut down on community spread, the beds are set up six feet apart and Rushmore Hall is partitioned into three areas, where individuals will be placed based on the severity of their symptoms.
The City said the Emergency Shelter is set to shut down no later than June 26th in order to allow for scheduled events to return to the Civic Center.
