Fresno receives $10.9 million in state funding to decrease encampments

The metropolis of Los Banos was besides awarded astir $12 cardinal successful authorities funding.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The metropolis of Fresno volition person much than $10 cardinal to assistance determination radical retired of encampments and into much imperishable housing.

The announcement came Thursday during an online gathering with Governor Newsom and dozens of metropolis leaders from crossed the state, including Fresno politician Jerry Dyer.

The metropolis is 1 of seventeen communities crossed California to person wealth from the state's "Encampment Resolution Fund."

Los Banos was besides awarded astir $12 million.

This is present the 3rd circular of authorities funding.

Mayor Dyer talked astir occurrence stories successful the city's ongoing efforts to get radical disconnected the streets and encampments on the highways.

"And successful the past 3 years, we've housed, into imperishable housing, done shelters, with services implicit 3,445 people, and we could not person done it without this funding," Mayor Dyer said.

This latest backing is expected to enactment astir 3,600 radical crossed the state.

And much than 2,000 of those radical volition person imperishable housing.