SLO County supervisors approve more than $7 million in homeless and affordable housing aid
San Luis Obispo County will provide more than $7 million in funding to local homelessness and affordable housing nonprofit organizations after the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve three sources of funding at its Tuesday meeting.
According to a news release from the county homeless services division, the board approved a $414,190 allocation of Permanent Local Housing Allocation funds to the 5Cities Homeless Coalition, with $363,750 going to the nonprofit’s Emergency Shelter Program and $50,439 going toward its Rapid Re-Housing and Homeless Prevention Program.
5CHC also received $1.23 million of a $4.65 million Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention funding allocation, which is distributed to local jurisdictions by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness and administered locally by the county.
The Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo received $1.4 million in operational funding for the 40 Prado Homeless Services Center, while the Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo received $1.2 million to fund its North County Permanent Supportive and Shelter Services, with the El Camino Homeless Coalition expected to be a subrecipient of the funds.
People’s Self-Help Housing’s Calle Joaquin Homekey project received $100,000 of HHAP funding, and Restorative Partners’ Path Forward Project received the remaining $100,000.
The Calle Joaquin project was also the recipient of $2.6 million in Senate Bill 1090 funds, which was intended to mitigate community impacts anticipated by the decommissioning of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant by delivering funds to support affordable housing in the region.
“The County of San Luis Obispo is committed to sustaining our homelessness response efforts while also pursuing new, evidence-based opportunities to prevent and end homelessness,” homeless services division administrative services manager George Solis said in the release. “By supporting both immediate needs and long-term solutions, we aim to create a more stable and supportive environment for all residents of San Luis Obispo County.”
This story was originally published May 23, 2024 at 10:57 AM.
