Advocates applaud IE city's multi-layered approach to achieve a 60% drop in the homeless count

Corona city leaders and homeless advocates celebrated the grand opening of a new 40-bed shelter known as the Harrison Hope Center.

They say they hope to start welcoming clients within the next two weeks.

At the same time, they acknowledge that to help address homelessness will require much more than a place to stay, and they said their systems-oriented approach is showing positive results, with a 60% drop in the number of unsheltered homeless residents since 2019.

"We need to look at homelessness holistically from A to Z," said Karen Roper, the city's homeless solutions manager. "We've been able to move the needle really fast because we have a whole continuum: the component of prevention, outreach, services and shelter and permanent housing." Read more...

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