In the article, An update on steps taken to address homelessness in San Joaquin County, by Kathy Miller, Adam Cheshire and Jon Mendelson they address how San Joaquin County is helping with their homelessness problem.
Here is an excerpt from the January 30, 2021 article:
In January 2019, we shared some of the progress being made to serve the estimated 2,500 sheltered and unsheltered homeless children and adults in San Joaquin County. The progress made since then has been nothing short of phenomenal. The following provides a snapshot of where we are in this fight.
• The San Joaquin Continuum of Care (SJCoC) leads the countywide, collaborative planning efforts to address the broad scope of issues contributing to homelessness in San Joaquin County. Collaboration is one of the funding requirements and we do it well. We are expanding both shelter and supportive housing to develop a sustainable system that can have a real and permanent impact in reducing homelessness in our local communities.
• The Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) provided one-time state funds totaling $7.1 million, awarded to the SJCoC. Funded projects include $3.25 million for a partnership between STAND Affordable Housing, Housing Authority of San Joaquin (HASJ), Stockton Shelter for the Homeless, Central Valley Low Income Housing Corporation (CVLIHC), and the city of Stockton to develop completely self-contained “tiny home” units that will be available as permanent housing for homeless families. Occupation will begin early this year.
• Victory Gardens, a partnership between the county and HASJ, is a 49-unit housing development exclusively for homeless veterans located in French Camp adjacent to the San Joaquin General Hospital and local Veterans Affairs facilities. The project received funding awards in 2020 totaling nearly $27 million, along with land and resources from the county, and will use Department of Housing and Urban Development vouchers to provide ongoing rental assistance for veterans and their families. Construction will begin in April, with a planned opening by year-end.
Please read the full article here.
We hope that all of these steps that are addressed in the article help the people living on the streets. Our Victory Gardens projects that will house homeless veterans and is anticipated to be completed by the fall of 2022.