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Redwood City has received $2.85 million in state funding — its second grant from the Encampment Resolution Funding program — to help people living in homeless encampments find housing and support services, according to the city.
The ERF grant will be used to support outreach and case management, housing assistance and encampment clean-ups and waste services. Redwood City successfully used its first $1.84 million ERF grant that was awarded in 2022 for similar programs, helping many transition to safer living situations and end their homelessness. With state help, the number of people without shelter in Redwood City went down 23% over the last year, while numbers increased by 18% countywide. This new funding will focus on resolving encampments at the intersection of Highway 101 and Highway 84, Woodside Road, and Seaport Boulevard, according to the city.
The city is studying the prospect of adopting an anti-camping ordinance. An ad hoc committee of the City Council is expected to make recommendations for City Council consideration in late spring, according to the city.
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