The City of Moreno Valley is proud to announce an additional $2 million in federal funding for the City’s groundbreaking Homeless to Work Program and the MoVal Emergency Shelter/Rapid Rehousing Program.
Congressman Mark Takano secured the additional funds as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Bill signed by President Joe Biden on December 29, 2022.
The bill allocates an additional $1 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) toward the Homeless to Work Program and $1 million toward the MoVal Emergency Shelter/Rapid Rehousing Program. Both programs are in partnership with the Salvation Army.
“On behalf of the City, I want to express my gratitude to Congressman Takano for securing these additional federal funds for our trailblazing homeless assistance initiatives,” said Mayor Ulises Cabrera. “These funds will allow us to continue to break the cycle of homelessness in Moreno Valley, and I look forward to hitting the ground running to further assist our homeless neighbors in need.”
“I’m thrilled to have secured $2 million in federal funding for Moreno Valley’s homeless programs through the Community Project Funding process, delivering critical assistance to the unhoused in our community,” said Congressman Takano. “The innovative Homeless to Work and MoVal Emergency Shelter/Rapid Rehousing Programs will aid my constituents in securing gainful employment and safe housing, vital for an individual’s security and self-determination. I am honored to support these initiatives.”
The increased funding comes after the City of Moreno Valley and the Salvation Army met with Congressman Takano in September 2022 to discuss the potential expansion of the City’s homeless service programs. The City will continue to work alongside Congressman Takano's office to determine when the funding will be made available.
Moreno Valley’s Homeless to Work Program gives people experiencing homelessness the opportunity to receive part-time work beautifying the City as a way to get back on their feet. Residents may have seen the Homeless to Work program in an ABC7 report highlighting the positive impact of part-time jobs in alleviating the homelessness crisis in the region.
The MoVal Emergency Shelter/Rapid Rehousing Program moves families who are homeless or on the brink of homelessness into immediate transitional housing.
Thanks in part to the Homeless to Work and MoVal Emergency Shelter/Rapid Rehousing Programs, the homeless population in Moreno Valley has dropped 53 percent, according to the latest point-in-time homeless count conducted by Riverside County.
Visit mymoval.org/homeless to learn more about programs in Moreno Valley that help the homeless.