California’s Palm Springs Contracts With Martha’s Kitchen To Operate New Homeless Navigation Center

On February 23, 2022, the City of Palm Springs in California unveiled its plan for a new homeless Navigation Center being developed in partnership with the City of Palm Springs and Riverside County. The city selected Martha’s Village and Kitchen, a homeless service provider organization, to operate the Navigation Center. The center is projected to open in early 2023.

The Navigation Center is designed to provide a low barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing, providing temporary living facilities, and connecting the homeless to services. The center plans to utilize a “Housing First” model to . . .