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:

1. 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...
   
   
2. 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.
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3. 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.
   
   
4. 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.
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5. 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.
   
   
6. 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.
   
   
7. 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...
   
   
8. 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.
   
   
9. 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.
   

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