California plans to use $291 million to expand supportive housing and behavioral health services statewide.
The funding includes $131.8 million in Homekey Program awards for eight affordable housing communities to create 443 additional homes with on-site managers for individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness and living with behavioral health challenges. The projects are located in the cities of Stockton and Santa Fe Springs and the counties of Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Tehama and Yuba, according to a March 2 news release from the governor’s office.
The state also awarded $159 million in Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 6 funding to 20 regions. Earlier this year, $419 million was awarded to the Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco regions, bringing total HHAP Round 6 awards this year to $578.9 million, with $181 million more expected in the coming weeks.
California’s Proposition 1 includes a $6.4 billion behavioral health bond, and it is estimated that it will create 6,800 residential treatment beds and 26,700 outpatient treatment slots when fully awarded, the release said.
