Two community stories this week, read together, paint a quietly troubling picture of Helena's social safety net. Advocates were still pushing this week for a true low-barrier homeless shelter — one that accepts people regardless of sobriety or mental health status — noting that Helena remains without one. On the same week, Gov. Gianforte sat down with the HUD secretary in Bozeman to discuss foster youth housing challenges, a conversation that highlights how the housing gap isn't just a street-level problem but a systemic one touching young people aging out of the foster care system. The YWCA Helena's annual Rise & Shine Benefit Breakfast and the Perkins Call Canine Center's upcoming rabbit adoption event both speak to a community that genuinely shows up for each other — but showing up for a breakfast fundraiser is different from having a physical shelter with an unlocked door. The Helena City Commission, which has now held five bylaws work sessions and counting, hasn't made the low-barrier shelter question its centerpiece. Advocates say that needs to change before winter. Helena's homeless population doesn't have the luxury of a fifth work session.