Mr. Patterson & Mrs. Bahrami
Marching into March with Success! We want to acknowledge the City’s Housing Authority staff for the hard work in locating units to house the now formally homeless. Congrats Mr. Patterson and Ms. Bahrami on your new homes!
Dean
Congratulations Dean! Dean enrolled in the Riverside (Pallet) Shelter and worked hard with the Office of Homeless Solutions and @citynetriverside to find housing after he became homeless at the age of 63. We are happy to say that Dean has made it home!
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Housed
From Homeless to Housed
Hooray for the latest life to be changed by the City of Riverside’s Office of Homeless Solutions!
Richard
Home Sweet Home: Just 9 days after the Massachusetts Avenue project, Richard moved into his very own apartment! The City of Riverside’s Office of Homeless Solutions and @citynetriverside assisted Richard with housing navigation and connection to services. Richard has been homeless for over 10 years and thanks the City of Riverside for a place he can now call home. @mayor_bailey had said at the start of this project, “We know that this work is just beginning, and to claim success, we will need to move these residents from temporary shelter to long-term housing. I look forward to our efforts to further assist people on the path to self-sufficiency while also keeping Massachusetts Avenue clear and safe.” And it has happened — we wish you the best, Richard!
Anonymous
Happy to be going home: Thanks to the City of Riverside’s Office of Homeless Solutions “Trip Home” program, this woman now gets to be reunited with her father who lives out of state. Best wishes to you both
Peggy
Happy Heart: 74 year old Peggy and Elmer, her dog and only family member, have extremely grateful hearts this evening!Back in January, we brought to you Peggy’s story when Governor Newsom visited our Access Center to support the work of the Office of Homeless Solutions. Peggy’s story was so touching that @mayor_bailey provided her with a key to the City’s Riverside Shelter Village that eventually began operations in March with ADA units. Since then, the Office of Homeless Solutions, along with the amazing wraparound support by @citynetriverside Outreach workers, Path of Life, and County Housing Authority, was able to house Peggy into her very own beautiful apartment in the City of Riverside! CityNet and Riverside Shelter Village operators threw a wonderful graduation to celebrate Peggy.
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Josh
Changing lives: What happens at 8 p.m. heading into a holiday weekend? The City of Riverside Office of Homeless Solutions staff, @riversidepolicedepartment, and @citynetriverside are working hard to get individuals experiencing homelessness off the streets. Thank you to Riverside County Supervisor Spiegel’s staff for bringing Josh to our attention; he can now spend the 4th of July sheltered and safe! Just as the saying goes, “It takes a village...” and Riverside sure has one.
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Gym Rats Fit
Not all donations to the Office of Homeless Solutions are monetary. @gymratsfit just donated several blankets so our friends in need can stay warm and cozy. Our friend, Mr. Sturdivant, also received a donated entertainment center. Donations of household goods, non-perishable food, and appliances (in good condition) are appreciated. Your kindness is someone's hope.
Students and Leadership at Valley View High School in Moreno Valley
Better Together: Riverside would like to give a huge shout-out to the students and leadership at Valley View High School in Moreno Valley. In a campaign called, “You Matter To Me,” 80 juniors and seniors collected non-perishable food items and hygiene products and graciously donated them to the City of Riverside Office of Homeless Solutions.
The Office of Homeless Solutions, Housing Authority and CityNet
Donation Time: The Office of Homeless Solutions, Housing Authority and CityNet staff appreciate your donations! They directly support clients who have worked hard to gain stable housing.
Feed My Flock Ministries
Welcome Home: The City of Riverside Office of Homeless Solutions would like to give a great big THANK YOU to Mary and her team at Feed My Flock Ministries for donating essential home goods in welcome baskets for formerly homeless individuals as they transition into their new homes!
Gram's B-B-Q
THANK YOU to @gramsmissionbbq for their generous donation of delicious southern-style food that made a difference in the lives of 50 individuals experiencing homelessness and hunger. We are truly appreciative for the heart and soul of those who donate their time, energy, and money to helping the plight of the homeless here in the City of Riverside!
City Net Riverside
Thank you Toni, her family, and the Inland Valley Construction community for your support of our Riverside regional efforts. Your $30,000 contribution will make a HUGE impact in the drive to create solutions to end homelessness in City of Corona and City of Riverside.
For the People
Look for the helpers: Thank you to the nonprofit, For the People, who recently donated healthy salads to our Riverside Shelter Village. Many individuals experiencing homelessness were able to enjoy a healthy meal thanks to their generosity.
Riverside at Work Program
Working Hard! The Office of Homeless Solutions would like to congratulate Dorine, Martin and Jessica (pictured), 3 new hires with Riverside at Work Program (RAW)! The RAW program is designed to assist formerly homeless persons with on-the-job training, work skills, mentorship, educational tools and resources towards the path of new career goals to attain self-sufficiency. Dorine would like the City of Riverside, Office of Homeless Solutions to know, “ She is so VERY Thankful, Blessed and Happy for the support and resources that allowed her to get her life back on track!”
UCR School of Medicine & Riverside Hospital
On February 12th, the Office of Homeless Solutions partnered with the @ucr_school_of_medicine and @riversidehospital to provide basic health care needs and flu shots to individuals experiencing homelessness at the Hulen Campus and its partner agencies, @citynetriverside, @pathoflifeorg , and County Behavioral Health, where over 25 individuals were served and connected to sustainable health care resources. A heartfelt thank you to our health care workers in our community!
First Impressions Program
Last summer, the Office of Homeless Solutions partnered with @citynetriverside and @theriversideairportcafe to provide dinner services for individuals experiencing homelessness, supporting and stimulating the local economy during the pandemic. And last month, the First Impressions program was announced to begin in 2021, a public-private partnership between the City, Salvation Army and the LDS church to help individuals experiencing homelessness get back to work through city cleanup and other projects. The program, funded by private donors, received a generous donation of $50,000 from Molina Healthcare of California. Once again, the giving hearts of Riversiders are alive and well! To learn more about the City’s Office of Homeless Solutions, click the link in our profile.
RFD & Spark of Love
The City of Riverside’s Office of Homeless Solutions would like to thank the @cityofriverside firedepartment for their heart-warming actions. Recently, they were able to provide an unforgettable opportunity to two families who are exiting homelessness and now in housing. The single mom of two along with the Veteran couple are so very grateful.
The City of Riverside Fire Department & Riverside City Firefighter’s Association joined Riverside Target stores on Arlington & Tyler this holiday season by sponsoring the recent ABC Spark of Love - Shop with a Firefighter events.
With generous donations from sponsors & Target Stores, the two families purchased items for their home: blankets, towels, clothing, school supplies, along with toys and gifts that will help make their holiday a special one. Each family was also given a box of all the fixings for a complete holiday meal!Thank you doesn’t seem like enough, but it’ll have to do. #ILoveRiverside
Operations Safehouse
Thanks to our growing partnership with supportive organizations throughout Riverside, @operationsafehouse paid it forward, just as they always do. They received a large donation of socks, hats, and shirts from Amazon and decided to continue the generosity by sharing with others. Our friends from the local non-profit, Sara and Matt, came to the Access Center bearing gifts for those experiencing homelessness, truly exemplifying what it means when we say everything is Better Together!
Life Skills Class with Marcella Norro
What a great day of growing and learning - The City or Riverside’s Office of Homeless Solutions staff would like to thank Psychologist Marcella Norro for providing a virtual Life Skills class today. Some of the important topics included: problem solving skills, budgeting, hygiene, trauma, anger management, communication skills, as well as coping with grief, loss and depression. Kudos to clients masking up and remaining 6ft apart.
Riverside County’s SOS Team
Better together: Recently, the Office of Homeless Solutions collaborated with the County’s SOS Team, comprised of physician assistants, nurses and EMTs, to gain specialized safety training and COVID awareness for staff and partners working with individuals experiencing homelessness.
Riverside Collab
Wow—what great things happen when partnerships jump into action! Earlier this month, the City of Riverside’s Office of Homeless Solutions’ outreach team partnered with the County’s Homeless & Housing Department and County Facilities Department. Together, they offered services for individuals experiencing homelessness on County Farm Road as well as completed a mass clean-up of approximately 10 tons of debris. Everything is always better together!
Outreach
The City Net Riverside Team conducted a survey designed to assist the city of #Riverside develop more community resources and direct services appropriately during the #COVID-19 crisis. Thank you to all who supported this mission!
Emergency Quarantine Trailer Shelter
Riverside Receives Trailers to Help Homeless who have the symptoms of COVID-19 A message from @mayor_bailey and @cmronaldofierro: The City of Riverside has received 15 trailers from the State of California which provide safe isolation housing for individuals experiencing homelessness who have the symptoms of COVID-19 but do not need medical attention and can care for themselves. The trailers from the state’s Office of Emergency Services are located at Riverside Airport. Separating individuals with symptoms of COVID-19 from the rest of the homeless population currently residing in shelters will assist in slowing the spread of the deadly virus. Operations of the trailers will be overseen by @citynetriverside, a non-profit organization with experience in providing outreach, shelter and services to individuals experiencing homelessness. CityNet is overseeing similar trailer operations in other cities in Southern California.
Emergency Shelter Village
“As you know, this is my last State of the City address, and several of my most memorable leadership experiences and decisions occurred this last year. Most recently, I decided to spend every other night in an 8x8 emergency shelter - to lead by example and bring a sense of urgency to our housing and shelter crisis. Shelter is an important component to stabilize people and families while they wait for housing. I am proud of your city council for boldly expanding shelter capacity in the last month.” - Mayor Bailey
UCR Med Students
Riverside is full of good people doing good things. Thank you, thank you, thank you. RCC Nursing + MVC Medics had the amazing opportunity to provide medical care with UCR Medicine at a Street Medicine Free Clinic in Riverside.
HUD
HUD Secretary Ben Carson made Riverside a stop on his tour to learn how local governments and faith-based organizations are working together to provide affordable housing and address homelessness. His efforts aim to break down regulatory barriers that are perpetuating our housing crisis, and he is looking to learn from government and faith partnerships like what has occurred at the Grove Village. We are grateful for HUD’s attention and willingness to understand what is happening at the local level.
PIT Count
The Office of Homeless Solutions sends a big thank you to all the volunteers who showed up this year for the 2020 Homeless Point in Time Count in the City of Riverside. Yesterday, volunteers woke up in the early hours of the morning to count and survey individuals experiencing homelessness in order to better our programs and services. We had amazing volunteers, the Mayor, council members, the City Manager’s Office, and many City departments partake in counting. This event was a partnership with the County of Riverside who assisted Veterans in getting connected to emergency housing and resources on the spot!