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CV Housing First program officials outline outcomes, say Cathedral City has 31 people on targeted list
Summary
City staff and Coachella Valley Housing First representatives told the Cathedral City council on March 11 that the city has 31 people on its CV200 chronic-homelessness list and reported local placements rising to 10 in 2025; presenters described rapid-resolution and crisis-stabilization units plus outreach via a mobile access vehicle.
Candace Graph, management analyst for the Coachella Valley Housing First program, told the Cathedral City City Council on March 11 that the program combines crisis-stabilization units and rapid-resolution services to place chronically homeless residents into housing and provide intensive case management.
Graph said Cathedral City has 31 people on the programthe CV200 list, up from 29 the prior year, and described outreach through a mobile access vehicle ("MAC") and partnerships with local impact teams, code enforcement and the sheriff's office. "We provide outreach services. Our team is out here in the city of Cathedral City regularly," Graph said.
The presentation included detailed placement counts: regionally, the program reported dozens of placements each year since 2021; Graph said Cathedral City placements by year were 2021: 11, 2022: 6, 2023: 4, 2024: 5 and 2025: 10. She said that in the first half of the most recent fiscal year staff placed 11 people into crisis-stabilization units and that eight of those listed for Cathedral City were permanently housed by the six-month mark.
Graph illustrated outcomes with client examples described in the presentation. She said some clients were helped to recover benefits and vital documents and that, where appropriate, staff coordinated with adult protective services to provide interim motel placements until permanent housing was found.
Council members asked about program mechanics and follow-up. "What happens then? Do people sort of cycle through that multiple times?" Council Member Christina Gordon asked about the 30-to-90-day crisis-stabilization units. Graph described a graduated approach of case-manager engagement, written warnings for rule violations and transfers to other programs when appropriate, and she said roughly 50% of individuals who engage with the unit and become "doc ready" obtain permanent housing.
Council members also asked about family outreach and legal tools. Graph said the program will contact family members when those contacts are provided and that staff will pursue voluntary care-court petitions in cases that qualify; Mayor Pro Tim Gutierrez referenced California Senate Bill 43 during that line of questioning.
The city manager prefaced the item by noting Cathedral City's continued funding support for the regional program and that the city raised its baseline contribution in the most recent budget to $125,000 for the three-year agreement. The presentation was for information only; there was no council action on funding at the meeting.
The council did not take formal action on the presentation; staff said they will continue outreach, track long-term housing retention and report back on program metrics and partnerships.
