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Huntington Beach reports 40% year‑over‑year rise in permanent housing placements from navigation center
Summary
City staff reported the Huntington Beach Navigation Center housed 406 people in 2024, maintained a 91% occupancy rate and helped 78 people move to permanent housing — a 40% increase over 2023; the city also expanded social‑worker staffing and volunteer services.
Huntington Beach, Calif. — City staff told the City Council on May 6 that the Huntington Beach Navigation Center and the city’s homeless‑services system placed 78 people into permanent housing in 2024, a roughly 40% increase from 2023.
Jessica Kelly and Lieutenant Roman Altenbach presented the annual homeless‑services report, describing a multi‑agency approach that includes city outreach social workers, the Huntington Beach Navigation Center (174 beds), the Be Well mobile crisis response team, HB Cares volunteers and a dedicated homeless…
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