OC cities to ask legislature for regional agency to speed up homeless housing projects
OC cities to ask legislature for regional agency to speed up homeless housing projects
- April 30, 2018
- Research by Snow and Goldberg, sociology, via Voice of OC, April 30, 2018
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A UC Irvine cost study last year found the cost to the public is significantly less
when chronically homeless people move from the streets into housing with support services
– dropping from $98,000 a year to $51,000, mostly from fewer emergency room visits
and arrests.
For the full story, please visit https://voiceofoc.org/2018/04/oc-cities-to-ask-legislature-for-regional-agency-to-speed-up-homeless-housing-projects/.
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