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Victorville council members point to wellness center amid homelessness strategy, cite reduced unsheltered count
Summary
Council members described the city—iennial priorities of reducing homelessness through the wellness center and other services; Council Member Deborah Jones said Victorville reduced its unsheltered homeless count by 57% since the center opened.
Several Victorville City Council members highlighted the city pproach to homelessness during a city-produced interview series, praising the wellness center as central to recent reductions in unsheltered homelessness.
Council Member Tiffany Godin, District 1, said reduced homelessness is her top strategic priority and described the wellness center as a program that helped people access transitional housing and services. “We want people to thrive here, not just survive,” Godin said.
Council Member Leslie Irving, District 5, and Council Member Deborah Jones, District 2, also identified infrastructure and services addressing vulnerable residents as priorities. Irving said the wellness center and investments in infrastructure show taxpayers their dollars at work; she described homelessness work as aligned with her background in social services.
Deborah Jones said the wellness center offers wraparound services that treat people at an individual level and that the city has seen measurable results: “I know. And I think the proof of that is in the data. Right? We've reduced our unsheltered homeless count by 57%,” she said. Jones cited the reduction as evidence the program is helping people move into transitional housing and regain stability.
Council members also referenced other completed projects connected to community well-being. Godin pointed to the animal care and control center as a recent completed project she favored; Irving cited the Green Tree Extension as a completed infrastructure improvement. All three council members said they are excited about future projects tied to public safety and community services, including the new police department design and the Victorville Library construction mentioned elsewhere in the episode.
The comments were part of an informational interview series and did not record new policy votes or ordinance adoptions. Council members described priorities and past outcomes but did not specify new funding actions during the conversation.
