Homeless Services
Division
Quarterly City Council Update
Ashlee Hernandez, MS
Homeless Services Manager
Weather
-Based
Warming
Shelters
ECHO PASO ROBLES PASO CARES • 10-beds available at 1134 Black Oak Drive
• Check-in: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
• Closes at 7:00am the following day • Hours: 6:00pm-7:00am • Services Offered: ⚬ Meal ⚬ Clothing ⚬ Bed ⚬ Service Dogs Only • For more information call 805-462-3663
• Volunteer-run at rotating churches
• Check-in: 6:00pm
• Closes at 7:00am the following day • Hours: 6:00pm - 7:00am • Services Offered: ⚬ Meal ⚬ Clothing ⚬ Bed ⚬ Service Animals Accepted • For more information email [email protected]
2 Six Focus Areas
• Programs & Services
• Behavioral Health
• Education, Training & Outreach
• Housing Continuum
• Funding & Resources
• Policies & Procedures
3 Coordinated Response
Key Highlights
Strengthening Collaboration Securing New Funding
Launched the North County Homelessness
Network, a bimonthly collaborative meeting
hosted by community participants
Secured 50k from the County of SLO to
expand safe, accessible trash mitigation
options for encampments
Coordinating the development of an
Interdepartmental Encampment Working Group to
establish a coordinated response for unsheltered
homelessness
4 North County
Homelessness Network (NCHN)
Purpose
Participation Guidelines
To connect local partners, share resources, and strengthen collaboration so residents of North County can move from homelessness to housing stability
The NCHN welcomes participants who represent organizations working in homelessness, housing, or closely related areas of support 5 Participants Orgs/ Divisions Sectors
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Participant Feedback Survey
What would you like to gain from participating in this network? Connecting with others working on
similar issues
Making services work better
together
Working together on a resource plan
for the region
Participant Snapshot
6 Sunrise Villas Apartments
September 2025
Habitat for Humanity- Paso Robles
November 2025
Partners
Community-Based Orgs
Affordable Housing
7 Law Enforcement Health Services
Philanthropy
Government
Homeless Services Division
Behavioral Health
Faith-Based Orgs
8 Reduced barrier for clients transitioning from Permanent Supportive Housing and Shelters into long term stability
Housing Placements across the
Continuum
Increased landlord engagement and unit identification through partner agencies
Key Outcomes
Furniture & Move-In Support
9 Strengthened CalAIM Connections
Coordinated referrals to managed care plans and streamlined pathways for housing navigation and enhanced care management Expanded Faith-Based Partnerships
Expanded partnerships for faith-based organizations that offer street outreach and transitional housing
Blue Bag Program
Trash Mitigation Grant
10 Interdepartmental Encampment
Coordination
• Began April 2025 in response to growing need for a unified approach • Goals include:
⚬ Increase connections to housing and behavioral health through trauma-informed outreach.
⚬ Reduce environmental impacts, including fire risks and waste accumulation.
⚬ Protect critical infrastructure and public safety, especially where encampments intersect with utilities, roadways, and high-risk areas.
11 Outcomes
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Standing Meetings
Data Decision-Making
• ECHO
• Community Action Teams
• Community Development & Economic Development
• County of SLO
• CalTrans
Establishing a framework for
shared data from City departments
& community partners
Encampment Workgroup
• Community Services
• Fire & Emergency Services
• Police Department
• Public Works
• Utilities
12 In collaboration with ECHO, Earth Shine, and Public Works, trash pickup frequency has increased to multiple times per week. This has led to a measurable reduction in visible debris and improved engagement with unsheltered individuals near the corridor.
Freeway Fencing & Safety Enhancements
Engaging with CalTrans, CHP, Paso PD, and County Supervisor Peschong Office to prevent unsafe crossing near the 101/Black Oak corridor.
Black Oak Drive Update
Business Roundtable
Adopt-A-Street Program
Engaging with the Economic Development Division, Police Department, and local businesses to address concerns related to safety. Input from businesses will be integrated into future reports.
13 Establishing a quarterly data report with the County’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to create a more holistic understanding of homelessness within the City
Contract Management
Monthly Standing Meetings
Per the MOU, conduct monthly meetings to discuss:
• service effectiveness
• collaboration with community partners
• community impacts, including activities on Black Oak Drive • engagement strategies and pilot programs to enhance service delivery Quarterly Data Reports
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Project Birthday Bash
Enhancing Connections Between City
Staff and Youth Facing Homelessness
15 Homeless Services Division
(805)237-3989
[email protected]
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