MORGANTOWN – Erin Shelton, the founder of Project Rainbow and director of Rainbow House – a local shelter prioritizing LGBTQ individuals experiencing homelessness – said Project Rainbow welcomes discussion regarding safety and accountability in homeless services. The Dominion Post reached out to Shelton ahead of Thursday’s report on the introduction of House Bill 4403 – the West Virginia Homeless Shelter Oversight & Safety Act – currently pending before the House Health and Human Resources Committee. The bill aims to bring “uniform oversight, registration, and enforcement standards” to West Virginia’s homeless shelters. In particular, Bloom pointed to the reported 488 calls to MECCA 911 regarding the facility between December 10, 2024 and December 10, 2025 as cause for concern. As indicated in Thursday’s report, 380 of those calls were defined as “area patrols” (227) and “security checks” (153).