The city of Long Beach released its annual homeless count numbers and saw its first drop in 7 years after a year under a homeless emergency and spending more…
numbers and saw its first drop in 7 years after a year under a homeless emergency and spending more than $60 million of federal, state, and local taxpayer money.
It’s the city's first drop in the homeless count since 2017 and a 62% spike in homeless following the pandemic in 2022. Theron Wells, who has been homeless for a decade in Long Beach, said housing has been elusive to him and thousands of others still on the streets.Richardson says the city did successfully turn the tide from a record 62% homeless spike during the pandemic and cut youth homelessness, 18 to 34, almost in half by 47%. Minors under 18 years old decreased by 37%.“There is nothing about today that would infer that this is a failure,” said Richardson.
During the homeless emergency year, the city moved just 227 people out of homelessness to self-sufficiency, according to city data. Currently, there are 733 people in permanent housing programs.
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