SURVEY OF UNHOUSED RESIDENCY REQUIRMENT
No
Unhoused
Residency
Requirement
Unhoused
Residency
Requirement
Priority to
Locally
Unhoused
Proof of
Birth in the
Jurisdiction
Attendance
at Local
Schools
Last
Permanent
Residence
Employment
in the Local
Jurisdiction
Notes/Comments
Beverly Hills
X
City of Beverly Hills does not have any residency requirements to access services and shelter. If an unhoused individual is within city boundaries, they are eligible to receive services and shelter.
County of
Merced
X
X
There is no residency requirement to participate in County owned/sponsored services or housing.
Priority given to local unhoused residents entering through the Coordinated Entry System (CES). The CES in Merced County is called the Navigation Center. Based on needs and willingness of the unhoused from outside the jurisdiction, they may participate in the Homeward Bound Program which reunites the unhoused with family. Homeward Bound participation may involve providing an airline ticket to other cities/states.
County of San
Mateo
X
X
The San Mateo County Navigation Center will provide 240 safe, temporary living units and intensive on-site support services to individuals and couples experiencing homelessness. Services will be client-centered and include intensive housing focused case management with the goal of moving people into permanent housing. Access to the Navigation Center and its services will be by referral (no walk-up/drop-in services). LifeMoves, a nonprofit organization based in Menlo Park, will operate the Navigation Center under a contract with the County of San Mateo. Proof of San Mateo residency is an eligibility requirement to access the Navigation Center.
Construction of the Navigation Center commences April 2022.
Pasadena
X
X
A preference given to Pasadena unhoused residents. A Third Party Observation of Homelessness Form is completed to verify residency/experiencing homelessness in Pasadena. This is often completed by an outreach worker. If someone’s last permanent address was in Pasadena but they are experiencing homelessness outside of Pasadena, they are asked for some documentation of their former Pasadena residency (e.g. lease, utility bill, other old mail with their name and the Pasadena address) and some documentation of their housing loss if they have it (e.g. eviction papers).
Placentia
X
X
X
X
X
People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) operates the Placentia Navigation Center, in partnership with the City of Placentia, which provides 100 beds for individuals experiencing homelessness in North Orange County. Wraparound services like housing navigation and health resources are available to all residents, with the ultimate goal of helping them find a permanent home. Priority given to unhoused residents of the host jurisdiction of the supportive services and shelter beds.
Residency is vetted during the initial referral process. A series of questions and documentation is requested prior to referral is approved for placement at the Navigation Center.
Unhoused persons from outside of the Northern Orange County Service Planning Area (SPA) for ineligible for services and shelter beds and are referred to their “home” SPA.
Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the other Northern Orange County cities, each jurisdiction responsible for the creation of Navigation Center to provide services and shelter beds.
Santa Monica
X
X
X
X
X
The City of Santa Monica (SM) utilizes a defined Santa Monica Program Participant criteria for City-funded services (SMPP). Criteria includes third-party proof a residency for 5 years, full-time work in the city for 6 consecutive months, documentation of high utilization of city services, proof of full-time attendance at local schools.
Completion of a SMPP Eligibility form is required for SM-funded programs to include with intakes for people experiencing homelessness. Serving SMPP and the criteria is imbedded in SM Request for Proposals (RFPs) and in contracts.
For SM outreach programs, there is no residency requirement. SM-funded outreach teams serve/engage anyone in their assigned geographic area, regardless of if they are SMPP but the SMPP criteria is used by those teams to determine what services/housing resources are available for the people they engage.
West
Hollywood
X
West Hollywood contracted agencies providing services and housing to PEH have maps defining the city’s borders and attempt as best they are able to determine where each person spends the majority of their time. A self-attestation form is utilized to affirm the unhoused individual is a West Hollywood community member.
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