Visalia council approves $5M for 100-bed homeless shelter near Riverway Sports Park

Visalia council approves $5M for 100-bed homeless shelter near Riverway Sports Park

Posted on July 29, 2021

After years of planning, Visalia’s first low-barrier homeless shelter is now on the horizon after council members unanimously approved $5 million to construct a 100-bed facility near Riverway Sports Park. The proposal would bring a shelter that serves the city’s estimated 540 unhoused people to an undeveloped lot north of the Dinuba Boulevard Target. The approval comes months after the Visalia City Council pledged to see a low-barrier navigation center operational in the city by 2023.