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Antioch officials hear CORE report as city and county tout shelter exits, warn of funding cliff
Summary
City and county presenters told Antioch council that a housing‑focused outreach team (CORE) helped clear a longstanding encampment and connect dozens to shelter and rapid rehousing, while county officials warned that federal and state funding shifts create uncertainty for sustaining gains.
Jenny Robbins, the city’s community response director, and Shelby Ferguson, CORE director, told the Antioch City Council on April 14 that their housing‑focused outreach team has played a central role getting people off the streets and into services. "CORE served over 1,000 individuals here in Antioch, with 94 percent of those individuals having roots here in Antioch," Ferguson said, highlighting local connections to services.
The presentation described a coordinated encampment‑resolution grant effort that began outreach in spring 2025, cleared a longstanding Sunset and Dev encampment in August, and moved most residents into Opportunity Village, a staffed shelter site. Shelby Ferguson said the team helped about 39 unhoused people achieve document readiness and that about 190…
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