Monrovia and LA County will partner to address homelessness in Monrovia through the
Pathway Home program, which provides short-term housing, three meals a day and such services as case management, connections to physical and mental health care, substance use disorder treatment, benefits enrollment, life skills development, and more. In Monrovia, the facility will be at a hotel on East Huntington Drive. City Manager Dylan Feik said he and the City Council toured a similar program in Pomona and were impressed. The program is fully funded by LA County.
- Brad Haugaard
Wait until the complaints come rolling in…..
ReplyDeleteWhat is happening in Monrovia on Foothill
ReplyDeleteExcellent!
ReplyDeleteWho do we contact about assistance for homeless in North Monrovia? I only because today, 05/13/2024, I look out my window and I see what looks like one of those shopping carts that homeless use placed on the grass by the sidewalk in front of our property (on Greystone; between Encinitas and May).
ReplyDeleteThis is great news, but people must keep in mind that these programs are voluntary. As much as WE want people in them, they are not forced to go. We hope they are enticed by the availability of services. This IS a great start. The SGV is lacking these Enhanced Case Management services and the new CalAIM roll out us funding providers and services like this to treat the whole person. Hope it is a success!! Good for Monrovia for making this an option.
ReplyDeleteI'm homeless would like to know where to go to sign up
ReplyDeleteContact City Hall.
DeleteYesterday, I drove by twice and saw drug users using right outside of the facility. By the time the sunset, several individuals were loitering outside and illegal activity taking place.
DeleteWhere is the help for those that are working full time and still don't have money to provide three meals a day? Or those who have to pay for their medical care yet still can’t go to the doctors cause its a $50.00 copay and they cant afford it let alone take time off work where they actually go to try to make a living. Where is the help for those that deserve it? Homeless need help but lets help them get jobs, lets make them contribute to get this assistance rather than give it to those who aren’t really interested in changing their life.
ReplyDeleteI 100% agree with your post, Regular working people cannot afford to live a law abiding life,especially here in Monrovia ,with the constant water rates ,trash rates ,go green electric bills all going up ,The so called homeless/drug addicts are stealing from residence homes,camping out in front yards,vandalizing, and If you tell them something they will threaten you ,call the police and they will tell you "Being homeless is not a crime". Yet when they vandalize and graffiti your home,Guess who has to pay for the clean up? That is right the homeowner.
DeleteWithin days of “Inn on Route 66” (formerly the Quality Inn) the entire neighborhood has turned to crap. Homeless people everywhere around that entire stretch of Huntington Dr. It feels unsafe. It looks dirty. Local businesses are furious. Using taxpayer money to turn their city into the next Skid Row is unforgivable.
ReplyDeleteHave compassion for these homeless . What if it was you someone you loved , not everyone has a blessed life
DeleteOh poor tax payers lol
DeleteDefinitely a bunch of crime going on . Lots of drug activity. I always see a ton of police, ambulance and fire at the hotel. Tax payer dollars at hard work. Let's give them a place to stay so they can do more drugs and not support their mental health
DeleteWhile the Pathway Home program in Monrovia, providing housing and essential services, is commendable, it has unfortunately resulted in an unsafe environment for nearby residents. Since the facility's establishment at the hotel on East Huntington Drive, there has been a noticeable increase in trash, vandalism, and public nudity, impacting local safety and quality of life.
ReplyDeleteThis issue is compounded by the hotel's location on the Monrovia-Duarte city line, affecting residents of both cities. While this was a decision made by Monrovia, it raises the question of responsibility when individuals cross into Duarte. Why did Monrovia choose this location instead of a site on Foothill or more central to Monrovia? It seems as if Monrovia anticipated the issues and is now forcing another city to deal with the consequences.
City Manager Dylan Feik and the City Council, who were impressed by a similar program in Pomona, must address these issues to ensure the program's success. Simply providing housing without adequate support for mental health, substance use treatment, and life skills is insufficient.
A comprehensive approach, including increased funding for supportive services and community safety measures like regular clean-ups and security, is essential. Without these, the program risks merely relocating the problem without solving it.
How will the city ensure the Pathway Home program addresses these issues and restores safety to both Monrovia and Duarte?
Dylan Feik is an out of sight out of mind type of Mormon. The city council would never be elected again, if not recalled, had they done this off foothill or near Myrtle.
DeleteJust remember it is adjacent to a senior mobile home park. They share a wallðŸ¤
ReplyDeleteI think this is great ! Have mercy for the Homeless ! I can't imagine how ugly it is to live on the cold streets
ReplyDeleteThese homeless are someone's mom, dad, son , brother . Im grateful someone is helping them
ReplyDeleteWhere are their kids, grandkids, and siblings then
DeleteThis program is pretty much Monrovia sending the homeless to Duarte.
ReplyDeleteThanks for addressing the problem Monrovia
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