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Moreno Valley nonprofits report rising service demand as county point‑in‑time unsheltered count falls
Summary
Nonprofit providers told the council they are serving more clients and higher operating costs while the county’s 2025 point‑in‑time count shows a countywide fall in unsheltered homelessness and a methodological increase in sheltered counts; Moreno Valley’s unsheltered count fell to 55, a 28.5% decline from 2023.
Moreno Valley — Local homelessness providers told the City Council in public comment that demand and program costs rose in the second quarter while a county‑run point‑in‑time (PIT) count presented to the council showed a decline in unsheltered homelessness but a rise in sheltered counts driven by changed HUD definitions.
Countywide, staff reported that 3,990 people were counted in the 2025 PIT — sheltered and unsheltered combined. City Manager Ryan Mohan summarized the county’s figures to the council: “3,990, total sheltered and unsheltered, were part of the point in time count in 2025,” and he noted that the total represented a 7% increase from 2023. Mohan and staff clarified the increase was driven by changes in HUD’s methodology for counting sheltered populations; unsheltered counts countywide were down: “1,978 total…
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