California Department of Housing and Community Development Awards $29.8 Million to Help Address Homelessness
SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced the second and final round of award funds totaling $29.8 million from the California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH) program. CESH is a state program providing funds for a variety of activities to assist people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Authorized by Senate Bill (SB) 850, Chapter 48, Statues of 2018, the CESH program is funded from the Building Homes and Jobs Act Trust Fund (SB 2, Chapter 364, Statutes of 2017) and all remaining California Emergency Solutions Grant funds.
CESH program funds have been awarded to Continuums of Care — regional or local planning bodies that coordinate housing and services funding for homeless families and individuals — which in turn have chosen administrative entities to use the money to provide services. The funding will help Californians through rental assistance, stabilization services, outreach services, and more. All Continuums of Care in the state are receiving funds.
Many Californians earn less than 30 percent of median income and pay more than half of their income toward rent. Such rising costs are visible in a growing number of areas throughout the state. There is a cost of homelessness, both human and fiscal, and the CESH program is taking the step toward ending homelessness in California.
California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program Funding Awards
Round Two, $29,895,893 Awarded October 18, 2019
| Continuum of Care Service Area | Administrative Entity | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Mariposa Counties | Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency | $317,559 |
| Bakersfield and Kern Counties | United Way of Kern County | $680,445 |
| Chico, Paradise, and Butte Counties | Butte County | $565,168 |
| Colusa, Glenn, and Trinity Counties | Glenn County | $422,018 |
| Daly and San Mateo Counties | San Mateo County Department of Housing | $352,881 |
| Davis, Woodland, Yolo Counties | County of Yolo | $505,877 |
| El Dorado County | County of El Dorado, Health and Human Services Agency | $277,237 |
| Fresno and Madera Counties | County of Fresno | $879,281 |
| Glendale | City of Glendale | $443,253 |
| Humboldt County | County of Humboldt | $532,776 |
| Imperial County | County of Imperial | $627,542 |
| Inyo, Mono, and Alpine Counties | Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action, Inc. (IMACA) | $245,394 |
| Lake County | Lake County Behavioral Health Services | $560,227 |
| Long Beach | City of Long Beach | $692,858 |
| Los Angeles City and County | Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) | $5,627,210 |
| Marin County | Marin County | $289,709 |
| Mendocino County | Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency | $494,581 |
| Merced City and County | Merced County Human Services Agency | $592,252 |
| Napa City and County | Napa County | $217,526 |
| Oakland and Alameda County | County of Alameda | $911,842 |
| Oxnard, San Buenaventura, and Ventura Counties | County of Ventura | $407,103 |
| Pasadena | City of Pasadena | $419,607 |
| Redding, Shasta, Siskiyou, Lassen, Plumas, Del Norte, Modoc, and Sierra Counties | County of Shasta | $513,113 |
| Richmond and Contra Costa Counties | Contra Costa County Health Services Department | $519,402 |
| Riverside City and Counties | County of Riverside, Department of Public Social Services | $747,740 |
| Roseville, Rocklin, Placer, and Nevada Counties* | Homeless Resource Council of the Sierras | $309,985 |
| Sacramento City and County | Sacramento Steps Forward | $906,760 |
| Salinas, Monterey, and San Benito Counties | City of Salinas | $562,293 |
| San Bernardino City and County | County of San Bernardino | $835,737 |
| San Diego City and County | County of San Diego | $1,402,727 |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing | $908,237 |
| San Jose and Santa Clara City and County | County of Santa Clara | $920,822 |
| San Luis Obispo County | County of San Luis Obispo | $412,874 |
| Santa Ana, Anaheim, and Orange Counties | County of Orange | $1,116,498 |
| Santa Maria and Santa Barbara Counties | County of Santa Barbara, | $508,606 |
| Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sonoma Counties | Sonoma County Community Development Commission | $481,447 |
| Stockton and San Joaquin Counties | San Joaquin County | $584,422 |
| Tehama County | Empower Tehama | $484,550 |
| Turlock, Modesto, and Stanislaus Counties | Stanislaus County | $550,566 |
| Vallejo and Solano Counties | Community Action Partnership Solano, Joint Powers Authority | $389,479 |
| Visalia, Kings, and Tulare Counties | Kings/Tulare Continuum of Care on Homelessness | $708,392 |
| Watsonville and Santa Cruz Cities and Counties | County of Santa Cruz | $511,159 |
| Yuba City and County and Sutter County | Sutter Yuba Homeless Consortium | $458,738 |
| Total 2019 CESH Awards | $29,895,893 |