Field Trip to Thousand Oaks
A look at TO's ERF-funded interim supportive housing project. Plus: Political updates, federal and hyperlocal.
Greetings Readers!
While we await a proposed development agreement for Ojai’s 30-unit state-funded permanent supportive housing project for homeless community members, let’s zoom out.
On Wednesday, I took a field trip to Thousand Oaks for the ribbon cutting of the City’s new Encampment Resolution Fund-supported interim housing project.1 The 30-unit “navigation center” will temporarily house individuals from one of three Thousand Oaks encampments. The facility will also provide wrap-around services like meals, laundry, case management, behavioral health referrals, job training and access to treatment programs, said Thousand Oaks Mayor David Newman.
The development, now known as Thrive Grove, was constructed by Dignity Moves, the group behind Ojai’s Cabin Village. Thousand Oaks was awarded $5.8 million in ERF funding in August 2023 (eight months ahead of Ojai). They received the full amount requested.
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