Housing division outlines vouchers, shelter activity, micro‑shelters and planned day resource center
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City staff updated council on housing programs, Section 8 voucher activity, micro‑shelter sites, and progress on a day resource center; staff summarized grants and partners supporting outreach and sheltering and flagged next steps on the day center and housing policies.
City housing staff presented an update on housing and homelessness work, covering the housing choice voucher program, neighborhood‑stabilization loans, and a summary of grants and projects addressing unsheltered homelessness.
Housing staff reported there are currently about 2,100 active applicants on the city’s voucher waiting list who are Redding residents or work in the city; the housing authority maintains more than a million dollars per month in rental assistance payments, and staff listed participating landlords and the project‑based voucher locations.
Neighborhood stabilization programs highlighted included a senior minor‑repair grant (up to $500 per instance, three grants lifetime), emergency repair loans, owner‑occupied rehab programs, home‑buyer assistance and multifamily project‑development loans. Staff showed a recent accessibility rehab example and noted projects such as Alturas Crossing and California Place Apartments as completed or underway affordable developments.
On homelessness services, staff summarized multiple grant sources and projects used since 2021: state Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) dollars for interim shelter and outreach; ARPA funding allocated for micro‑shelter and related services; ESG and other federal grants; and partnership funding with nonprofit providers. Staff reviewed three micro‑shelter locations (St. James Lutheran site/Goodwater Crossing, the Vadith Street Village site and a United Way-operated site) and reported occupancy and exits to permanent housing for the programs. Staff also described ongoing support for the Good News Rescue Mission’s shelter upgrades and noted that the day resource center project remains in plan check with construction expected to begin in coming months.
Staff stressed that much of the city’s homelessness response is delivered through contracts and grants to nonprofit partners and that the city’s role is partially administrative and facilitative — helping secure funding, coordinating partners, and tracking outcomes. Staff said they will return with an updated housing policy and additional project details in coming months.
Ending: Councilors thanked staff and partners and asked for continued transparency on outcomes and spending; staff said updated housing policies and follow‑up items will come back to council, and that the city will continue to focus on funding to support shelter capacity and housing navigation services.