Houston City Council approved $667,540 on Wednesday, September 23 for a homelessness program run through the Houston Recovery Center, Community Impact reports.
The money comes from the city’s End Street Homelessness fund. The program is designed to serve up to 600 people a year and operates around the clock with 34 beds, offering substance use treatment, mental health and medical support, case management and referrals toward stable housing.
“A lot of times we talk about how homelessness is a housing issue and not a criminal issue, and this is an ordinance that is hoping to solve just that,” District C Council Member Joe Panzarella said, according to Community Impact.
The Houston Recovery Center serves residents citywide, including the parts of the Lake Houston area that sit inside Houston city limits.
