{"id":146241,"date":"2022-08-24T21:54:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T04:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=146241"},"modified":"2022-08-24T21:54:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T04:54:52","slug":"governor-newsom-announces-694-million-in-homekey-awards-for-more-than-2500-new-homeless-housing-units-at-only-277600-per-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=146241","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Announces $694 Million in Homekey Awards for More than 2,500 New Homeless Housing Units at Only $277,600 Per Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles, CA…Alongside state and local leaders at a new Homekey project in Los Angeles preparing to welcome tenants, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the award of $694 million for 35 projects that will create more than 2,500 new units in 19 communities throughout the state. In total, including today\u2019s announcement, California\u2019s nation-leading Homekey program has funded more than 200 projects statewide \u2013 creating more than 12,500 permanent and interim homes for people exiting homelessness.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith 12,500 new homes funded in just two years, Homekey is changing lives across the state,\u201d said Governor Newsom. \u201cHomekey\u2019s groundbreaking success is a model for the nation, showing that we can make real progress on ending homelessness in months, not years. In partnership with cities and counties like Los Angeles, we\u2019ll continue to safely house Californians in need faster and more cost-effectively than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Governor today celebrated Homekey\u2019s recent two-year anniversary at a volunteer workday for a Los Angeles Homekey project, where he assisted in assembling welcome kits as part of the site\u2019s move-in preparations. Including today\u2019s awards, the Los Angeles region has to date received $948 million for 62 Homekey projects that will create 4,034 units of housing. The Governor was joined by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) Secretary Lourdes Castro Ram\u00edrez and Department of Housing and Community Development Director Gustavo Velasquez.<\/p>\n

\u201cHomekey is more than just another tool in our toolbox in the work to end homelessness \u2013 it\u2019s an opportunity for thousands to start anew, and an injection of pride and dignity that can keep Angelenos off the street for good,\u201d said Mayor Eric Garcetti. \u201cThanks to this latest infusion of funds, hundreds of people experiencing homelessness today will be offered the stability of a permanent home, the safety of a door with a lock, and the services they need to get back on their feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Homekey has become a national model for how to quickly deploy emergency funds to meet the diverse needs of rural, suburban, urban and tribal communities working to expand homeless housing. Building on the program\u2019s success, the state budget signed by the Governor this year invests an additional $150 million, bringing total Homekey funding to $3.75 billion.<\/p>\n


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\nGovernor Newsom visits Homekey project in Los Angeles preparing to welcome tenants<\/div>\n
\u201cHomekey has been one of our most effective and catalytic affordable housing supply solutions,\u201d said BCSH Secretary Lourdes Castro Ram\u00edrez. \u201cThanks to Governor Newsom\u2019s vision, in 24 months, we designed a hotels-to-housing national model, mobilized technical assistance and marshaled historic housing resources. The state brought together housing providers, social service organizations, residents and local leaders to create over 12,500 places that people exiting homelessness can call home. This is an incredible example of good government responding with compassion, speed and transformative solutions.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Governor Newsom today also announced\u00a0$47 million in housing grants to create more residential care options for seniors and adults with disabilities<\/a>, including people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. These grants are the first to be awarded through the new\u00a0Community Care Expansion (CCE) \u2013 Capital Expansions Grants Program<\/a>\u00a0administered by the California Department of Social Services to help address historic gaps in the state\u2019s behavioral health and long-term care continuum.<\/p>\n

The Governor\u2019s multibillion-dollar homeless housing investments will provide more than 55,000 new housing units and treatment slots in the coming years. Building on last year\u2019s historic $12 billion investment to help get the most vulnerable people off the streets, the state budget this year invests an additional $3 billion in behavioral health housing, homeless emergency aid, and encampment rehousing strategies, creating a total $15 billion package.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn just two years, Homekey has facilitated the creation of 12,500 interim and permanent homes for our most at-risk Californians. In this program, HCD continues implementing systemic changes to address both the urgent need to shelter people and to progress toward our Statewide Housing Plan goal for more affordable housing for lower-income and unhoused residents who are disproportionately people of color,\u201d said HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez. \u201cState and local collaboration has been key throughout these two years, and we must continue to use Homekey as a model to accelerate production and affirmatively further fair housing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Homekey awards include the following projects:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n