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Redondo Beach says it hit functional zero on homelessness again, expands permanent supportive housing at Moonstone
Summary
Mayor Jim Light said Redondo Beach was the first community in the county recognized for functional zero homelessness for a second consecutive year and highlighted Moonstone permanent supportive housing as a successful local program with demonstrable exits from street homelessness.
Mayor Jim Light reported that Redondo Beach was recognized for achieving functional zero homelessness for the second year running and highlighted the city's permanent supportive housing program at Moonstone as a key factor.
Light said the number of people newly inflowing to street homelessness in the city fell from about 65 last year to 46 this year, and he said roughly 80% of those helped had local connections. He told one success story of a resident who moved from a pallet shelter to Moonstone, earned an AA degree from El Camino and later joined the housing authority as a way to give back.
Why it matters: The mayor presented the reduction as evidence the city's coordinated homelessness programs, housing placements and supportive services are producing sustained exits from street homelessness. He said the Moonstone project and other programs are receiving national attention as models for other jurisdictions.
Next steps: City officials will continue supportive housing placements and community outreach; specific program funding sources were not detailed in the address.
