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Stanton reports 127 outreach encounters in March; 115 shelter offers declined
Summary
City staff reported 127 total outreach client encounters in March 2025 and said 115 offers of shelter were declined. Staff described service-resistant individuals, coordination with Buena Park Navigation Center and Illumination Foundation, and enforcement of municipal code for antisocial or illegal behavior.
City staff presented the Stanton homeless outreach report for March 2025 at the April 22 City Council meeting, saying the outreach team made 127 proactive client encounters and received 153 contacts from homeless individuals, advocates, service providers and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Staff said the outreach team’s March outcomes included 11 new client engagements; two requests for shelter where shelter beds were unavailable that day; ten placements into interim housing; two emergency motel placements; two primary-care referrals; one mental-health referral; and five shelter confirmations where the clients missed intake appointments. The staff report noted that 115 offers of shelter were declined in March.
The report listed the highest-priority areas in Stanton based on calls and field observations: Beach Boulevard at Chapman, Beach Boulevard at Lampson, Cattellia and the Western Flood Control Channel, Beach and the Dale Flood Control Channel, and the Tina Pacific area. Staff described case examples: one family connected to two female beds at the Buena Park Navigation Center with transportation provided and follow-up through Mercy House; and several longstanding unhoused individuals who were connected to shelter beds but either missed intake appointments or declined due to shelter rules.
Staff emphasized coordination with county and nonprofit partners and said the city provides storage at a city yard, coordinates transportation to shelters, and offers sanitation and cleanup of public property. Staff also said the city continues to enforce municipal-code violations and state law in coordination with code enforcement, public works and its Orange County Sheriff’s Department contract when individuals engage in illegal or antisocial behavior.
Council members and the public raised challenges working with service-resistant individuals who decline shelter or fail to meet intake requirements. Staff and a sheriff’s representative described repeated efforts to engage a particular individual who has been evaluated by county resources but whose evaluations do not meet the threshold for involuntary removal under current county processes.
Ending: Staff said outreach and coordination continue; they flagged limitations when individuals are service resistant and recommended ongoing partnership with county agencies and navigation centers. Staff is available to return with further updates.
