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Carlsbad reports 66% increase in city‑funded housing placements in FY 2024–25
Summary
City staff reported that city‑funded housing placements rose from 89 to 148 (a 66% increase) in FY 2024–25 and that encampment resolution grants have moved dozens into permanent housing; commissioners asked questions about motel voucher use and boarding care availability.
Chris Schilling, the city’s Homeless Services Manager, told the Housing Commission that housing placements — the metric staff consider most critical — rose from 89 city‑funded placements the prior year to 148 in FY 2024–25, a 66% increase he attributed largely to expanded grant funding for housing assistance.
Schilling said city‑funded programs served 643 unduplicated people during the year and that, across all Carlsbad programs, 717 people were served; staff reported 165 people entered permanent…
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