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Compton approves $600,000 in HOME-ARP funds for Hopics to expand homeless outreach
Summary
The council approved a two-year, $600,000 agreement with Hopics to fund an access center, outreach teams and interim/permanent housing supports, with staff saying the money will prioritize Compton residents; Hopics said its programs sheltered 95 Compton residents in 2025.
The Compton City Council on June 23 approved a professional-services agreement and purchase order totaling $600,000 to support homeless outreach and housing services through Hopics.
The agreement, funded with HOME-ARP dollars, was described by staff as two years of support at $300,000 per year to sustain Hopics’ access center, outreach teams, interim housing sites and permanent housing placement work. Grants staff said the city had identified HUD-related funds to prevent the Hopics access center from closing after the nonprofit reported potential funding shortfalls.
Ben K., an associate director at Hopics, told the council the agency’s access-and-triage department served roughly 15,000 people across Service Planning Area 6 last year and that the agency’s work helped shelter 95 Compton residents in 2025 who had been unsheltered in 2024. "Our access center acts as the front door to the homeless service system," Ben K. said.
Staff said the HOME-ARP-funded services will target Compton residents and those identified as unhoused within the city limits. The city also plans to assign a staff point person to coordinate with Hopics and other providers once the community-services manager position is filled.
The motion to approve the agreement passed with four votes recorded and one absence (Council member Spicer was absent for some late votes). Staff noted the decision was the first formal city-funded contract for Hopics, though Hopics has been operating in the area and serving residents previously via other funding streams.
