02/08/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/08/2023 20:21
On Tuesday, the Carlsbad City Council approved actions that will continue the city's progress on reducing homelessness and its effects on the local community. All support the city's overall strategy of directing resources where they will have the biggest impact on Carlsbad while leveraging regional programs already in place to combat homelessness.
"We are using best practices to serve as a facilitator of services where possible and fill in the gaps where needed to make a real difference for our community," said Mandy Mills, who leads the city's Housing & Homeless Services Department.
The actions taken by the City Council Tuesday include:
In 2017, the City of Carlsbad was one of the first in the region to develop a plan to combat homelessness at the city level. The updated plan lays out a comprehensive approach to addressing the regional, state and national trend of increasing homelessness:
According to Mills, in the last fiscal year, the city successfully placed 62 people into permanent housing and 110 into temporary shelters where they could receive needed services.
More information
Homelessness Action Plan
Feb. 7 City Council staff report
Reducing homelessness webpage
Expanding Carlsbad's La Posada de Guadalupe shelter
Mandy Mills, Housing & Homeless Services Director, [email protected], 442-339-2907