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County official: Pathway Home pilot helped most participants but county budget cuts forced demobilization

Duarte City Council · February 24, 2026
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Summary

A county homelessness official told Duarte City Council that the Pathway Home operation (launched June 5, 2024) served about 58 people with an estimated two‑year cost of roughly $15 million (Measure A), achieved roughly 95% retention, but recent county budget reductions contributed to demobilization and relocation of most participants.

An agency official briefing the Duarte City Council said Pathway Home, a county‑run interim housing operation that opened June 5, 2024, brought dozens of unhoused residents indoors and produced strong retention and referral outcomes, but a county spending shortfall forced a partial demobilization.

The presenter (a county homelessness representative) told the council the site intake began at about 52 residents and grew to roughly 58 total participants over the operation; staff reported about a 95% retention rate (participants remaining connected to services and not returning to street homelessness). As of the demobilization earlier in the year, the site had about…

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