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County official: Pathway Home pilot helped most participants but county budget cuts forced demobilization
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 42 participants onsite: 35 were connected to other county‑funded interim housing and re‑prioritized for neighboring Project Homekey sites; one person moved into permanent housing; and a very small number returned to the street or were incarcerated.
The presenter described countywide fiscal pressure: a structural deficit in Los Angeles County homeless services that reduced Pathway Homes funding by roughly $92 million and that the Pathway Home operation in this jurisdiction had been supported with about $15 million from Measure A over two years. He estimated the annual operating cost for the site averaged a little over $5 million per year (covering housing navigators, case management, security and 24/7 onsite staffing) and said some of those costs could be addressed by tapping Measure A, regional housing trust funds and La Casa allocations. He encouraged cities to continue advocacy with county supervisors and noted that other agencies had offered to lease and operate similar sites.
Councilmembers thanked the presenter and asked for comparative performance metrics. One councilmember asked whether the county could continue partnering with cities willing to host a Pathway Home site and whether Measure A or other regional funds could be used to maintain operations; the presenter said the monies could be applied but that the city would likely need to navigate regional housing trust processes and interjurisdictional agreements.
The presenter's key numeric points: launch 06/05/2024; 52 initial residents; 58 total participants served; approx. 95% retention; demobilization left ~42, with 35 connected to other interim housing and one to permanent housing; estimated two‑year funding of ~$15,000,000 from Measure A and average annual operating cost just over $5,000,000. Councilmembers asked staff to provide detailed cost breakdowns and outcomes data to inform any local decisions about future partnerships.
Provenance: Pathway Home presentation and Q&A began at SEG 286 and continued through SEG 399.
