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Riverside County will develop eight emergency shelters with funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.
The $7.6 million project will add 241 shelter beds countywide, a 28 percent increase, according to a statement on the county’s website.
The county’s five-year Homeless Action Plan, which the board of supervisors adopted in April 2022, calls for a 25 percent increase in shelter beds.
“We need to create as many opportunities as possible to address the needs of families who are experiencing homelessness in our county,” Supervisor Karen Spiegel said in the statement. “This investment [increases] our system’s capacity so individuals in crisis are not turned away because of space shortages.”
During their stay in an emergency shelter individuals are given essential items and services, including case management and help in finding a permanent place to live, according to the statement.
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