Anaheim could soon offer new emergency shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness on cold, rainy nights this winter.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement Tuesday with the city of Anaheim to provide $150,000 for cots and other supplies to set up temporary shelters from February through mid-April.
Churches and other faith-based organizations would host the mini-shelters, with up to 15 beds each, for a total of up to 50 beds.
The pilot project, which still needs approval from Anaheim City Council, would be run by the organization Love Anaheim .
OC’s on-and-off winter shelter history
Overnight winter shelters used to be the only kind of shelter sponsored by the county. But officials and homeless aid groups have moved away from this kind of bare-bones model — essentially a cot, a hot meal and a deadline to move out in the morning — toward shelters that offer more comprehensive services, including case management and help finding housing.
Orange County now has more than 3,000 year-round shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness, according to Doug Becht, who heads the county’s Office of Care Coordination .