L.A. County gets over $18 million in grants to convert hotel, 2 motels into homeless units
Of the 37 shootings by Los Angeles Police Department officers in 2021, 10 of them were during encounters with people experiencing homelessness and 15 were during encounters with people believed to have a mental illness.
"Homekey is proof that we can solve homelessness,'' Newsom said."We've swiftly created safer places to live for thousands of unhoused individuals throughout the last two years and today's awards continue that progress -- creating 232 housing units for folks experiencing homelessness across the state and providing them with the supportive services they need.''
The governor's office said officials will announce more Project Homekey grants in the coming weeks. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted. The state expanded the program with a $2.75 billion investment last year, with a goal of creating 14,000 long-term housing units. The state began the program with an $846 million investment.
"It's encouraging to see so many great Homekey projects brought forth by our local partners,'' Department of Housing and Community Development Director Gustavo Velasquez said."Our staff continues to work diligently to review many applications and provide assistance to jurisdictions so we can help individuals in need in every corner of the state. This is the coordination that we need to work our way out of this homelessness crisis.
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