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Resident raises Section 8 housing concerns; staff reports Pathway Home has housed 53 people
Summary
A resident told the Monrovia City Council July 15 that Section 8 voucher holders struggle to find rentals at market rates; city staff updated the council on Pathway Home, which provides housing and wraparound services to 53 people, roughly half with Monrovia ties.
A Monrovia resident told the City Council on July 15 that families holding Section 8 vouchers are having difficulty finding rental housing because voucher payment standards do not match current market rents.
Deirdre Duncan, who identified herself as a crisis unhoused family advocate and trustee for Monrovia families, said she is helping households with Section 8 vouchers who cannot find units because the market rate exceeds voucher payments. Duncan told the council that long waiting lists (she cited two to four years) and the mismatch between voucher amounts and asking rents are leaving families unhoused and at risk of losing their vouchers.
City Manager Dylan Feek provided staff updates later in the meeting on the Pathway Home program. Feek said Pathway Home continues to provide housing assistance and wraparound services to 53 people and that nearly half of those served are Monrovia-based or have a Monrovia connection. Feek said the program coordinates with county partners and asks the city and neighboring jurisdictions when openings occur so eligible individuals can be referred for housing and case management.
No new council action was taken at the July 15 meeting on Section 8 policy or voucher payment standards. Staff invited the resident to provide contact information and follow up so city staff could pursue case-level assistance and identify potential policy responses.
The resident also asked whether newly built units marketed as affordable are accepting vouchers; the meeting record does not include a staff confirmation on specific projects. The council thanked the speaker and directed staff to review individual referrals raised during public comment.
