Nonprofit receives donation to combat homelessness
CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), The Calexico Neighborhood House received a $75,000 grant to help people experiencing homelessness.
The money was presented by Molina Healthcare of California.
The money will be used to focus on connecting people experiencing homelessness with mental health services, shelter, housing, food, and other necessities.
“Instead of them coming to the neighborhood house, we’re going to go to them," said Cindy Alba, Calexico Neighborhood House.
According to the Neighborhood House the funding will be focused on providing permanent housing for homeless people, however affordable housing in Imperial County is rare.
“That's probably one of the biggest issues we are going to have. There really isn't a lot of housing to house people. That's why there are many people living together in a household. Instead of one household, it’s two or three households living together," said Alba.
Identifying affordable housing is a plan that the Neighborhood House can't do alone. They need to work with the county as a team.
“Is that we have to start working with the individual cities and the county. they have to have a housing plan, what do they have in that housing plan that is a target to the low income to that population," said Ricardo Ortega, Calexico Neighborhood House.
