Stanislaus County OKs funding for Modesto shelter. Turlock’s We Care gets $427,800
Stanislaus County leaders approved $1.6 million in support for emergency shelters Tuesday through a state housing program.
The Modesto low-barrier homeless shelter will receive $627,800 in Permanent Local Housing Allocation funds and Turlock’s We Care facility was approved for $427,800.
The state Department of Housing and Community Development has updated guidance so that support from the city and at least $1 in joint funding are not required for the We Care grant. A 3-2 Turlock City Council vote in April 2025 denied a support letter and a $1 contribution, causing We Care to lose a $267,000 grant, which left the program in financial straits.
The Center for Human Services and Healthy Alternatives to Violent Environments (HAVEN) each will receive $227,800 in shelter funding. An additional $111,200 will be allocated proportionally to the four agencies.
The county is working on a sustainable funding plan for the Modesto low-barrier shelter, also called ACES, after the California budget did not include Homeless Housing and Prevention funds.
It created a serious funding gap for the low-barrier shelter on South Ninth Street, operated under an agreement with the Salvation Army, but support has been identified to operate the 182-bed shelter through June. It costs $3.3 million annually to operate the low-barrier shelter.
State requirements will obligate the agencies to spend the PLHA funds before June 30, 2027, a county report said. The four agencies applied for the shelter funding in January.
