John,

Did you know that on any given night in California, there’s 170,000 people living on the streets? In the wealthiest country on Earth, that is simply shameful.

Homelessness is a crisis here in California and we have to treat it with the seriousness it demands. So I wanted to give you an update on all the work we’ve been doing.

Last year I released a comprehensive plan to combat homelessness with 3 main provisions:

  • Bring more federal resources to homelessness emergency areas
  • Improve mental and behavioral health care
  • Build more affordable housing

And then we got to work.

In the past year (even during the pandemic) we’ve been able to take some big steps forward.

Directing more federal dollars to homelessness emergency areas: We’ve brought home more than $11 million in Homeless Emergency Solutions Grants and more than $30 million in direct rent and utility assistance. These two programs are getting folks out of tough situations and making sure no one teetering on the edge becomes homeless in the first place.

More support for mental and behavioral health care: We secured federal funding for two transformative projects here in the Valley. The first, the Youth Navigation Center, is a first of it’s kind wrap-around services center that will functionally end youth homelessness in our community. The second, the Mental Health Residential Facilities Bed Shortage Regional Partnership, will bring together all of the counties in the region to plan for a brand new in-patient mental health facility.

Building more affordable housing: I just got back from a tour of Modesto’s 1612 project, an unprecedented new construction that will house low and moderate income folks and become a hub for local businesses. We’re working to bring the project new federal dollars and I can’t wait to see it open soon.

I share these updates to show there’s no silver bullet. We have to do the hard work every day on projects big and small to make a dent in a system that has left too many behind.

These problems won’t be fixed overnight, but I know that together with your support, we can get our neighbors off the streets and set up for long term success.

Thanks for reading,
Josh

 
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