Palm Springs Navigation Center announces positive impact made toward reducing homelessness
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – During the Palm Springs City Council Thursday night meeting, staff from Martha's Village and Kitchen and the Palm Springs Police Department announced there have been significant strides made toward reducing homelessness in Palm Springs.
Martha's Village and Kitchen created a three-phase program with The Palm Springs Access Center, Early Entry Facility and Navigation Center. Each program is designed to provide continuous support through a combination of essential services for people in need.
Statistics provided by the City of Palm Springs for The Navigation Center:
The Access Center
- Served 604 unduplicated individuals
- Over 17,000 services provided
- Includes showers, case management and transportation assistance.
- 2430 total case management services provided
- 985 housing placements and referrals
- Assisting with rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing and emergency shelter
Early Entry Facility
- 50 total beds and saw an average occupancy of 46 people per night
- 90% shelter bed utilization with the average person staying 17 days
- 31 people successfully exited
- including family unification and transitions to the Navigation Center
- 34,567 meals served
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner service supporting the community with daily nourishment
- 13 dogs and three cats served
- Housed and cared for. "Ensuring individuals are not forced to choose between their pets and their path to stability."
The Navigation Center
- 80 pre-manufactured residential units between three buildings
- Five family units, 10 transitional age youth units and 12 ADA-compliant units
- 65 of those units occupied with 87 total people
- 58 single units occupied
- All five family units occupied
- Two youth units occupied
- 447 units of employment case management
- Individualized case plans, Housing Navigation Services, document preparedness, substance use support and treatment referrals
- Nine individuals placed in jobs
- 86 units of service
- Career plans, job search assistance, employment and workforce development (life skills and financial literacy)
- Five total exits
- Two successful exits, permanent stay and two scheduled moves into permanent housing
- 6,780 meals provided
- 10 dogs and four cats housed
Martha's Kitchen and Village and the Palm Springs Police Department said this three-phase program has made a measurable impact on the community.
PSPD's Impact Team reunited 41 individuals with their families and housed over 112 people outside of the Navigation Center. The team additionally cleaned up more than 20 large homeless encampments.
Stay with News Channel 3 to hear more from organizers on the impact of the Navigation Center.
