PALM SPRINGS, CA — The final funding piece for a large-scale homeless shelter in Palm Springs was approved Tuesday.
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors authorized the allocation of $7.5 million to cover a funding gap on the over $40 million project at 3589 McCarthy Road. The three-building campus, called the Palm Springs Navigation Center, will provide 80 interim housing units with full wrap-around services, according to the county. The facility totals 46,000 square feet on 3.64 acres.
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To date, over $40 million has been secured for the creation and operation of the campus, with $18 million from the county, $8.16 million from the city of Palm Springs and a Homekey Program award of $16 million from the state of California.
With the latest funding, renovation work on the campus is expected to finish and an opening date is planned this summer.
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“On behalf of the residents of Palm Springs, my City Council colleagues and I are extremely thankful to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors for approving the final $7.5 million funding gap for the City’s long-awaited Homeless Navigation Center,” said Palm Springs Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein. “This new Navigation Center will be a game-changer when it comes to providing a full-scale facility for our unhoused residents in need of interim housing and comprehensive wrap-around services. Palm Springs remains committed to finding solutions for our unhoused population.”
Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez helped lead efforts to secure funding for the project.
“I am really pleased this funding will help this campus reach the construction finish line and soon begin providing holistic help for our unhoused residents,” Perez said. “This is an effort that has been led out of my office, alongside the Riverside County Housing and Workforce Solutions Department and in partnership with the City of Palm Springs to bring solutions to address homelessness.”
Not everyone is happy about the homeless shelter. An online petition opposing the facility garnered 234 signatures on Change.org. The petition argues the center’s location is adjacent to both single-family and multifamily homes and therefore “has potential impacts on residents and businesses nearby.”
“Locating a Homeless Navigation Center within our neighborhood would negatively impact our safety and economic development in the area,” the petition states.
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