|
The City of
Riverside
has taken a pro-active approach to addressing homelessness in our
community in partnership with a wide-range of non-profit
organizations, social service agencies and faith-based institutions.
In June of 2003, the City of Riverside adopted the “Riverside Community
Broad-Based Homeless Action Plan”. Since its adoption, the City has
pro-actively pursued implementation of the 30 action-based
strategies within the plan as well as other initiatives in
partnership with the County of Riverside and a broad range of
non-profit organizations, social service agencies, faith-based
institutions, and others working together to address the issue of
homelessness in our community. Significant developments,
accomplishments and milestones reached over the past year include
working with our community partners to achieve the following:
-
One-Stop Multi-Service Campus on Hulen Place
The
City is establishing a
centralized location for providing a wide-range of homeless
assistance and prevention services in one location modeled after the
nationally acclaimed “PATH Mall” concept and other similar models
around the country.
Click here for more info...
-
Housing First Initiative/Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program
The TBRA program provides eligible homeless
individuals and families as well as those at-risk to
homelessness in Riverside with short-term rental
subsidies coupled with home-based case management.
Click here for more info...
- Warehousing, Distribution & Logistics Employment Training
Riverside Community College’s Corporate Connection
program to provide a free training program for
career opportunities in the Warehousing,
Distribution and Logistics Industry.
-
Homeless Street Outreach Program
The City of Riverside Homeless Street Outreach Team
provides daily mobile outreach and client service
engagement focused on the “hardest-to-reach” and
“service-resistant” populations on the streets, in
service venues, and other locations where they can
be found.
Click here for more info...
- Permanent Supportive Housing Program
The City was awarded over $1.4 million
dollars through the HUD Continuum of Care Supportive
Housing Program (SHP) to support the acquisition,
development and operations of two eight (8) unit
permanent supportive housing projects.
- Riverside Homeless Care Network
Over 50 organizations, including nonprofit
service providers, municipal service agencies, law
enforcement, and faith-based institutions
participate in monthly meetings of the
City-sponsored Riverside Homeless Care Network to
facilitate effective communication, coordination,
and collaboration within the continuum of care
services to the homeless in the City of Riverside.
-
Riverside Project Homeless Connect
Project Homeless Connect is an effort to
assist homeless individuals and families on the road
to self-sufficiency by providing a concentration of
services including medical, behavioral health,
housing, employment, financial assistance,
veteran’s, identification and personal care in a
consumer-centric one-stop setting.
Click here for more info...
- Annual Funding for Social Service Providers
The City Council annually allocates
funding to over
16 local agencies providing a range of services to
homeless and those at-risk of becoming homeless.
- Community Foundation Fund to Support the City’s Homeless Strategy
Staff working on avenues to look beyond
government resources and strategically tap into
support from the private sector and community
at-large through a Donor Advised Fund with The
Community Foundation to help support the city’s
homeless strategy.
To view the full service highlights...
The Homeless Street Outreach Team operates from 6:00
a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday thru Friday and various weekend hours.
To seek assistance with a homeless situation or to volunteer for a ride along you can contact the
Outreach Team at 951-826-2200. |
|