LONG BEACH, Calif. (KNX) - Three months after declaring a state of emergency on homelessness, the City of Long Beach is set to receive more than $5 million in federal grants to help address the homelessness crisis.
The funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development will help the city provide rapid rehousing and permanent housing, as well as outreach services. The grants will come over a three-year period.
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said the funding will allow the city to extend housing opportunities, including permanent supportive housing, to 140 families. It will also be used to provide additional outreach to connect people to mental health services.
“We’re not going to end homelessness in a 6 to 9 month emergency, but what we can do is save more lives, build more capacity for the long haul, and begin to expand the cadre of services that we have in our city,” Richardson said.
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