This California City Made a Huge Impact on Homelessness. Then Money Ran Out

This California City Made a Huge Impact on Homelessness. Then Money Ran Out

Gov. Gavin Newsom poured 'unprecedented' money into homelessness, but providers say one-time grants do not allow for long-term solutions to the state's biggest crisis.

A California city was making a difference on homelessness. Then the money ran out

A new homeless outreach program pairing a social worker with a police officer in Grass Valley, a small town in the Sierra Nevada foothills, seemed to be working. The state-funded effort sent the team to homeless encampments, where they helped build trust among vulnerable people and persuaded them to accept help, according to nonprofit Hospitality House, which ran the program. It blew past its goal of engaging 90 people in three years, instead me…