The Riverside City Council on Tuesday approved nearly $1.96 million for additional dedicated shelter beds to address increasing homelessness in the city and county in recent years.
The nonprofit Path of Life Ministries, or POLM owns and operates a 24-hour, 90-bed community shelter at 2840 Hulen Place in Riverside that offers three meals a day, a secure environment and case management, according to a city staff report.
POLM and the city of Riverside first partnered in 2005 when the shelter moved into the campus on Hulen. The initial agreement called for 15 dedicated beds for Riverside residents provided free of charge, with the city responsible for providing case management for the 15 shelter residents…