VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — In the present day, the Metropolis of Victorville introduced it awarded a contract for part certainly one of its Wellness Heart Campus development to Angeles Contractor Inc. within the quantity of $4.8 million.
Earthwork and set up of underground utilities for the low-barrier homeless shelter and medical clinic will start in April. Development of the Wellness Heart Campus, which is anticipated to be full in December, is being funded by a $28 million Homekey Grant from the California Division of Housing and Group Growth.
“Envisioned with the help of our Homelessness Options Job Power, the Wellness Heart is crucial to our technique to scale back homelessness in Victorville,” mentioned Victorville Mayor Debra Jones. “By rising entry to shelter, well being care, and supportive companies, the Wellness Heart will assist our neighborhood’s most susceptible stabilize their lives.”
Combining a low-barrier emergency shelter, recuperative care facility, medical clinic, interim housing, and wraparound assist companies; Victorville’s Wellness Heart Campus would be the first facility of its sort in San Bernardino County.
The Wellness Heart might be situated on 4.5-acres of Metropolis-owned land at 16902 First Road.
The Wellness Heart Campus has been deliberate with a housing first method with low-barrier or minimal necessities for entry. It would supply interim housing and supportive companies for homeless and people who are vulnerable to changing into homeless.
The non-congregate design of the modular housing items will supply 110 separate items with a minimal capability of 170 beds.
Together with interim housing beds, the Wellness Heart Campus will embody neighborhood house and supply all kinds of assist companies equivalent to a medical clinic, recuperative care, substance abuse counseling, job coaching and placement, public advantages help, pet care and housing navigation.
Extra facilities equivalent to a neighborhood backyard, leisure sports activities courts, canine kennel and landscaped open house have been included into the design.
Altogether the housing items and assist service buildings will comprise 25,920-square-feet of latest development.
Future phases of the Wellness Heart development embody the modular shelter and toilet items, the 9,600 sq. toes of neighborhood buildings, set up of the modular items, and remaining web site work equivalent to pavement and lighting.
The Metropolis of Victorville was awarded its Homekey Grant in December 2021 making it the primary jurisdiction in Southern California to profit from the second spherical of the state’s grant program, which was created by the Governor and Legislature “to make actual progress in addressing homelessness.”
The Metropolis of Victorville has the second-highest focus of homeless individuals in San Bernardino County.
Extra details about the Metropolis of Victorville’s homelessness options technique is offered on-line at VictorvilleCA.gov/HomelessnessSolutions.
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