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Jenny Robbins, LCSW
H3 Chief of Programs
Fadi Elhayek, MSW
CORE Program Director
CORE Street
Outreach
Hercules City Council
May 13th, 2025
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Contra Costa Housing Needs
Renters in Contra Costa
County need to earn
$43.63 per hour to afford
the average monthly asking
rent
Contra Costa County has a
3% vacancy rate
State and federal funding
for housing production and
preservation in CCC is $91
million, a 75% decrease
from the year prior
69% of Contra Costa’s
unhoused residents are
unsheltered, 31% are
sheltered
https://chpc.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Contra-Costa_Housing_Report.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgIqIUN4_0M
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Housing Needs
Hercules
The average rent in
Hercules is $2,753
for a 1 bedroom
Renters must earn
$9,176 per month
or $110,112 to
afford a 1 bedroom
2023 PIT for
Hercules counted
18 individuals
2024 PIT for
Hercules counted 2
individuals
Average Rent in Hercules, CA - Latest Rent Prices by
NeighborhoodROUGH1-PIT_Infographic_Draft_2024MAY_CEI.pdf cchealth.org
CORE Team
CORE Dispatched
Relationship
Building and
Needs Assessment
Placement into
Shelter or Housing
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Linkages to health and behavioral health
Direct placement into shelter & warming center
Encampment abatement support
Transportation to appointments
Connection to Community Resources (benefits, legal services, employment) Housing placement
Housing
Focused
Street
Outreach
What We Do
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City/County Partnership
Concord
Martinez
Pittsburg
Pleasant Hill
Richmond
San Pablo
Walnut Creek
El Cerrito
Antioch
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CORE calls into PD dispatch
Community Outreach to downtown businesses
Support with abatements and clean ups
CORE monthly & quarterly reports
City Partnership & Process
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (cchealth.org)
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H3 Mental Health
Clinician Co-Response
with CORE
Coordination with A3
Crisis Response &
Healthcare for the
Homeless
Partnership with
Psychiatric Emergency
Services (PES)
Access to treatment
beds through County
Alcohol and Other Drug
(AOD)
Behavioral Health Partnership
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City of Hercules
CORE Demographics
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CORE Contacts 2024
City of Hercules
9 unduplicated clients served in Hercules, 72 contacts
89% have roots
in Hercules
58% lost their
housing in West
County
121 Services were provided
5 families with
minor children
89% reported a
disabling
condition
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Regional Trends
CY 2024
75% reported a disabling condition Disability
56% lost housing in West CountyCity where you lost your housing
46% served are first time homelessFirst time homeless
11 families with children were servedFamilies
132 individuals were served by CORE in Hercules, Pinole, Rodeo and Crockett 853 contacts
were made to
the 132
individuals
served
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Outcomes & Impact
Emergency Shelter Rental
Friends/Family Treatment
40 Safe Exits
174 additional
warming
center
placements
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CORE Housing Success
Unhoused
History of substance use and
battled addiction for years
Physical disabilities and
mental health symptoms
prevented them from
pursuing their planned
career path
Connection to CORE
Receiving General
Assistance and pending SSI
Referral to the CORE HDAP
Team - CORE then pursued
referral to Rapid
Rehousing partner
Housing
CORE helped with
document-gathering and
referral to RRH Partner
Warm-handoff to
partner to ensure
successful transition
Gained Employment
Through wrap-around
support, gained
employment through an
alternative career path
Became self-sufficient and
successfully exited from
the RRH Program
Housing-Focused Street
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