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Carlsbad reports increase in housing placements; council adopts homelessness action plan funding plan
Summary
City staff reported a 66% year‑over‑year increase in city‑funded housing placements (89 to 148) and presented a $7.4 million funding plan for FY26–27; council adopted a resolution approving the funding plan and directed staff to prioritize prevention and diversion.
City staff presented the Carlsbad Homeless Action Plan annual report and the fiscal year 2026–27 funding plan, saying the city saw a marked increase in placements into permanent housing and asked the City Council to adopt a funding plan that shifts operational resources to homelessness prevention and diversion.
Homeless services manager Chris Schilling told the council the annual report (covering July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025) documented a rise from 89 to 148 city‑funded housing placements—a 66% increase—which staff attributed mainly to expanded grant funding for housing assistance. Schilling said city‑funded programs served 643 unduplicated people and that, across all programs in Carlsbad, 717 unduplicated people were served with 165 entering housing.
Schilling highlighted three state encampment resolution grants, a joint project with…
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