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Victorville’s wellness center wins APWA Southern California chapter building award; city highlights Homekey funding and housing placements
Summary
City staff accepted a Southern California Chapter APWA award for the Victorville Wellness Center and recapped the project’s Homekey funding, construction milestones and early client outcomes, including hundreds of clients served and more than 100 placements into permanent housing since opening in December 2023.
The Victorville Wellness Center received the American Public Works Association Southern California Chapter award for best project in the building category, city staff told the City Council on Jan. 21. City officials highlighted the center’s Homekey funding, construction milestones and early outcomes since opening.
City staff said the wellness center originated from the city’s Homeless Solutions Strategic Action Plan, which the council approved in 2019. Staff reported the project received a $28,000,000 Homekey grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development; the council approved the phase‑1 construction contract in March 2022 and awarded the…
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