City of Burbank
Homelessness
Efforts
Annual Progress
Report
March 15, 2022
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
• Working for a safe, beautiful, and
thriving community for all
• City Council adopted a
Homelessness Plan
• Established an Intergovernmental
Working Group
• Bringing together partners and
limited funding to deliver
programs
Addressing Homelessness in Burbank
Burbank Homeless Plan
Highlights
Housing Types Placements (2018 – Present)
Boarding Homes 7
Emergency Shelter 20
Group Home 4
Homeless Prevention (Diversion) 3
Hotel (Project Room / Home key) 25
Permanent Housing / Supportive Housing 4
Reunification (CA & US) 21
Rooming House 1
Shared Housing 1
Temporary Housing (Bridge housing) 21
Tiny Homes 15
Transitional Housing (Interim) 9
Total (housed) 131
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
• Opening of the SAFE (401 S. Front St.)
• Case management and Help Center
• Transportation to housing
Partners
• Salvation Army
• LA County Supervisorial District 5
(Barger)
Future Needs
• Mobile Shower Truck
• Funding: $140,000 annually
Beginning 2023
Storage and Transportation
• Proactive homeless engagements by the
Burbank Police Mental Health Evaluation
Team (BMHET)
Partners
• Los Angeles County Mental Health
• Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Future Needs
• Substance Use and Mental Health
resources
• Conservatorship advocacy
Enhancing the Quality of Life, Mental Health and
Healthcare Awareness
• Expanding our award-winning outreach
• Launch of 311 Mobile App
• Public Information Office video on
homelessness
Partners
• Los Angeles County Agencies
• Service Planning Area 2 Service
Providers
Future Needs
• Funding for outreach services and wrap-
around case management
Continuing Outreach, Coordinated Care, and
Community Awareness
• Creating transitional and bridge housing
Partners
• Burbank Housing Corporation
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Strategic Plans / Shelter First
• Tiny Homes Village
Future Needs
• Funding: estimated $800,000 annually
• Case Managers, substance use counselors,
outpatient treatment
Building Temporary Housing
• Maintain our streets and public spaces
safe and clean
Partners
• Caltrans, LA County Sheriff’s
Department, LA Metro
Future Needs
• Create new Interim Housing Beds
Enforcing Public Health and Safety & Ordinances
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
• Reduce the time people experience
homelessness
Partners
• Home Again, LA (formerly Family Promise of
the Verdugos)
• Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
Future Needs
• Funding for intensive case management
Increase Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
• Affordable Housing is a City and regional
priority
• Established a goal of creating 12,000
units in by 2035
• Regional Housing Needs Allocation of
8,772 in next 8 years
Creating Affordable Housing
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Future Plans for Burbank
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
• Growing our community partnerships
• Sheltering our unhoused
• Address mental health and addiction as a
step toward permanent housing
Comprehensive Approach & Shelter First
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
• Adopt a five-year (2022 – 2027)
Homelessness Plan
• Alignment with regional strategic
frameworks
• Apply for Measure H and other funding
sources
Developing an Action -Oriented Homelessness Plan