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Vista Council approves contract for Urban Street Angels to open transition-age youth facility
Summary
The Vista City Council voted unanimously to award a contract to Urban Street Angels to convert a former Alzheimer's facility into housing and training for transition-age youth; councilmembers praised program outcomes and a youth with lived experience described the need for on-site behavioral health and consolidated services.
The Vista City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to award a contract to Urban Street Angels to operate a transition-age-youth program at a city property that previously served as an Alzheimer’s facility.
City leaders said the facility — a residential building with 13 bedrooms and on-site program space — will offer housing, occupational training and behavioral health services for youth exiting foster care or experiencing homelessness.
Urban Street Angels representatives and members of the public told council members the organization’s existing programs have produced measurable outcomes. A presenter said that last year 42 people signed up for the group’s trade-school programs, 40 graduated and 39 are living…
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