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Victorville has received $6.3 million the California Department of Housing and Community Development to help the city fight homelessness.
The money from the department’s Encampment Resolution Fund may be used to remove homeless encampments or provide housing and support services for people with no place to live, according to a statement on the city’s website.
Victorville plans to use the funding to pay for more street outreach, upgraded Wellness Center operations, interim housing and rapid re-housing.
“Homelessness is the issue of most concern to our Victorville community, and we are grateful to the state for this grant that will allow us to provide shelter for the unhoused in our community,” said Victorville Mayor Liz Becerra in the statement.
During the past three years, Victorville has been awarded more than $40 million for its homelessness solutions programs, including a state Homekey Grant from the state that paid for most of the Victorville Wellness Center’s construction, according to the statement.
I find it difficult to believe that that the money given for the homeless will be used for the homeless and housing them! I’m seeing more homeless people every day on 7th Street in Victorville. I’ve called to get some homeless people help that I know, but nothing no help. They still there on the street! How does the HOPE TEAM” FIGURE THAT BY JUST GIVEN THE HOMELESS PERSON A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL FOR THE HELP, IS GOING TO WORK😡 UM HELLLOO!!! THESE HOMELESS PEOPLE DONT EVEN HAVE CELL PHONES NOR TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO THE WELLNESS CENTER 😡. Someone needs to keep an eye on the city council or whoever has the money, show proof of receipt that the money is being used for homeless purposes 😔🙏
Today October 16th. 2024 If Victorville already put 40 million in to resolving the homelessness problem and it hasn’t helped why would you throw another 6.3 million 🤷♀️. Victorville streets need to be resurfaced not patched up. Dead trees need to be removed from curbside. Street sweeps more often like once a month. City council members of Victorville need to do the walk around the neighborhoods to see what should be done to improve. City council officials members should do the walk and not the talk and bring a broom 🧹 to begin sweeping the streets curbside, businesses parking. Once the city officials take charge and the communities start to see progress they will be glad to see that their tax dollars are at work.