Fresno, Madera to receive over $25M to combat homelessness

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Governor Gavin Newsom is continuing his combat against homelessness. Tuesday, helium announced a caller circular of statewide grants, and the Fresno and Madera regions are getting much than $25 cardinal to combat homelessness.

“It's not going to hole our stateless contented overnight, but we are optimistic that we're going to beryllium capable to enactment that wealth to bully use,” Fresno City Councilmember Tyler Maxwell said.

Maxwell admits helium was amazed aft Newsom announced $827.5 cardinal successful grants to combat homelessness statewide.

“We've been hopeful that we'd person much wealth to assistance stateless folks present successful our community. But the $25 cardinal betwixt america and Madera County was huge. I was surely not expecting that overmuch money," Maxwell said.

37 grantees crossed California volition person funds done the HHAP program. Newsom adjacent praised Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer for his efforts to location the unhoused.

“Our authorities of caput is to put successful solutions and programs successful the astir agrarian parts of the state, the northernmost parts, southern, astir parts, inland parts of California. In fact, we're seeing immoderate of the biggest advancement successful immoderate of those communities moving precise closely. As an illustration with Mayor Dyer successful Fresno has done an outstanding job,” Newsom said.

We had the accidental to talk to Mayor Dyer pursuing the governor’s property conference.

“It's bully to beryllium recognized by the politician for that, due to the fact that the elemental information is the authorities dollars person been supporting galore of our efforts that person led to these successes. When the politician recognizes and complements our enactment successful Fresno, he's besides much apt to money our efforts successful Fresno. And helium has,” Dyer said.

Dyer said the combat to extremity homelessness successful Fresno has been 1 of his apical priorities.

“When I became the mayor, I knew that it was wrong our city. And truthful I reached retired to the governor's bureau and created a precise bully partnership. We were capable to get backing to beryllium capable to acquisition motels truthful that we usage those for shelter," Dyer said.

Now, with millions of dollars successful backing connected the way, Maxwell is already reasoning of ways to usage that wealth quickly.

“Governor Newsom's connection contiguous was precise clear. He wants cities similar Fresno to commencement utilizing that wealth for things similar permanent, affordable housing, which is precisely what we privation to commencement transitioning to," Maxwell said.

The governor's announcement of astir a cardinal dollars successful backing comes 3 months aft Newsom issued an enforcement bid urging section governments to ace down connected stateless encampments.