San Bernardino County supervisors on Tuesday increased funding for interim housing at hotels and motels from $200,000 to more than $5.7 million.
The Board of Supervisors OK’d contract amendments with eight hotel and motel owners effective through March 2029.
Officials said the additional funding will expand access to interim housing and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Central Valley, West Valley, High Desert, East Desert and mountain regions.
The agreements provide “non-congregate shelter options” — which means private rooms rather than beds in a one-room shelter facility. Hotel rooms offer immediate housing and connect unhoused county residents with case management, behavioral health services, housing navigation and resources to help them transition into permanent housing.
Additional state and federal funding will help expand housing capacity and address housing needs throughout the county, officials said.
The county Office of Homeless Services utilizes hotel and motel-based interim housing as a key component of the county’s efforts to address unsheltered homelessness.
“These low-barrier, non-congregate shelter options allow individuals and families experiencing homelessness access to immediate housing,” according to a report to the board by OHS Chief Marcus Dillard.
The funding boost is supported by $392,926 in federal 2024 and 2025 Emergency Solutions Grant funds, $655,000 from California’s Housing Disability Advocacy Program, $311,842 in state Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round 3 funds for counties; another $3,444,000 from the state in Behavioral Health Bridge Housing funds and $900,000 in Bringing Families Home funds from the California Department of Social Services.
The hotel-motel owners receiving the funding are Avector Community Group Inc., Avezika LLC, Aviah Hospitality Inc., Glass Range Inc., Los Primo LLC, Natel Hospitality Inc., SB Express One and Orangeshow Hospitality Inc.
According to the 2026 homelessness count that took place in January, 3,718 county residents were without a home. That count represented a 3.1% decrease from 2025. The county saw a 10.2% decrease in homelessness between 2024 and ’25.
