FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) A former motel in Visalia has started to take in some of the local homeless population.
California s Project Homekey program provides local governments with funding to convert hotels, motels and other properties into permanent houses.
Last fall, Tulare County was awarded more than $5 million to acquire the Sequoia Lodge on Mooney Boulevard in Visalia.
For now, officials say the majority of units are being used to provide shelter to homeless who are at-risk of contracting COVID-19.