Housing & Neighborhood Development Annual Report 2022-2023

Supportive Housing

Supporting People Experiencing Homelessness The City and its community partners continue to expand supportive

December 2022 adjacent to the Doorway Project at Pomona Park and consisted of 35 spaces for those who live in their vehicles. When Doorway closed in late March, Safe Parking found a new home at the IRC. White Flag Warming Center The IRC opens for guests to shelter in place around the clock on nights when the actual temperature, or “feels like” temperature, is 25 degrees for two or more hours. That is called a White Flag night. On an average White Flag night, about 74 people are sheltered at the IRC. Regency Inn This was the second year Regency Inn at 2701 N. O’Henry Blvd. was used as a winter shelter location. The former motel used 50 rooms to provide shelter for 64 people experiencing homelessness. The property is under contract for purchase by Step Up on Second, a nationally recognized leader in the development and operation of permanent supportive housing (PSH) projects. It will also provide case management and supportive services along with local resources to assist people and help them move out of the emergency housing system. The City has committed to fund services for up to 57 units for three years.

alternatives to sleeping outdoors for people experiencing homelessness.

Safe Parking Imagine living in your car and having no place to sleep at night where you and your belongings are safe from the weather and other people. The City now provides a year-round option for those folks in this situation, called “Safe Parking.” Located at the Interactive Resource Center (IRC) parking lot, 407 E. Washington St., operating hours for the Safe Parking are 7 pm to 7 am seven days a week. Twenty spaces are available, along with portable toilet facilities and handwashing stations. Safe Parking first opened at the end of

Here to Help

Numbers BY THE

PEOPLE PROVIDED SERVICES 6,383

PEOPLE GIVEN SAFE PARKING 64

HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 711

PEOPLE PROVIDED SHELTER 3,273

PEOPLE MOVED INTO HOUSING 139

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