Homeless Challenges and Options
February 2023
Is being homeless a crime in California?
• No, it is not illegal to be homeless in California.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development
What Is HUD's Mission?
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the Federal agency responsible for national policy and programs that address America's housing needs, that improve and
develop the Nation's communities, and enforce fair housing laws. HUD's business is helping create a decent home and suitable living environment for all Americans, and it has given America's communities a strong national voice at the Cabinet level. HUD plays a major role in supporting homeownership by underwriting homeownership for lower- and moderate-
income families through its mortgage insurance programs.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development
What Are HUD's Major Programs?
The primary programs administered by HUD include:
• Mortgage and loan insurance through the Federal Housing Administration • Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to help communities with economic development, job opportunities and housing rehabilitation; • HOME Investment Partnership Act block grants to develop and support affordable housing for low-income residents;
• Rental assistance in the form of Section 8 certificates or vouchers for low-income households;
• Public or subsidized housing for low-income individuals and families; • Homeless assistance provided through local communities and faith-based and other nonprofit organizations;
• Fair housing public education and enforcement.
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U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development –
County Continuum of Care Program
• The County Continuum of Care (CoC) program promotes
community-wide commitment to the goal of ending
homelessness. The program pro vides funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and state and local governments to
quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals, families, and com munities by homelessness. The program promotes access to and effects utilization of
mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families.
The program optimizes self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
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Federally defined categories of
homelessness (HUD)
Literally homeless
Imminent risk of homelessness
Homeless under other federal
statutes
Fleeing/attempting to flee domestic
violence
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Chronic homelessness
HUD mandated County Continuum of Care
(CoC’s) annual count – Point-in-Time Count
Mandates CoC’s to count sheltered/unsheltered
homeless people annually.
County of Riverside holds a 1-day street-based
homeless, 3-day service-based and unaccompanied
youth, and 7-day post outreach count, referred as
Point in Time (PIT) count, which is conducted in
January each year. Significant potential for multiple
counts of the same individuals.
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County PIT Count
Who is counted? Surveyed and observed individuals
in:
Who was not counted per HUD? Individuals In:
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Sheltered/
Unsheltered
Unsheltered-
places not meant
for human
habitation
Sheltered-
emergency shelters
& traditional housing
for homeless
Medical Facilities
Chemical
Dependency
Facilities
Jails, Prisons, or
Juvenile Detention
Facilities
Foster Care
Homes or Group
Homes
County PIT Count
Count by Sub-Populations:
Families with Children
Unaccompanied Youth (age 24 and under)
Seniors (age 60 and over)
Veterans
First Time Homeless
Chronically Homeless
Formerly Incarcerated
Couch Surfers
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County PIT Count
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Point in Time Historical Data
Year Interviewed Observational Total
2015 37 24 61
2016 44 17 61
2017 54 19 73
2018 61 16 77
2019 27 11 38
2020 79 86 165
2021 CoC count not performed due to COVID-19 Pandemic. HUD exemption approved
2022 54 23 77
2022 County PIT Count
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Homeless Count Results (Unsheltered)
City 2022 Point in Time Count -
Unsheltered Homeless
Population
Estimates 2022 *
Homeless Count per
1,000 population
Hemet 82 89,646 0.9147
Riverside 514 317,847 1.6171
Banning 54 30,877 1.7489
Temecula 28 109,925 0.2547
Perris 59 78,890 0.7479
Moreno Valley 77 209,407 0.3677
* Population as of 1/1/22 as reported by the California Department of Finance E5 report.
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McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act
Homelessness is defined through the McKinney Vento Act as:
Individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, or adequate nighttime residence I
e
McKinney-Vento Act
Eligibility
Who is covered under McKinney-Vento - Children and youth who:
Sharing the
housing of others
due to loss of
housing, economic
hardship, or
similar reason
Living in motels,
hotels, trailer
parks, camping
grounds
due to lack
of adequate
alternative
accommodations
Living in cars,
parks,
abandoned
buildings,
bus or train
stations, etc.
Living in a public
or private
place not
designed for
humans to live
Living in
emergency or
transitional
shelters
Foster care
Unaccompanied
youth
Abandoned
to another
adult
McKinney-Vento Act
School District Requirements
The Federal Law requires every school district to have a homeless student liaison to try to identify homeless students and report the numbers to the U.S. Department of Education, and to coordinate services.
Local Educational Agencies are
required to protect the rights of
homeless children and youth
Determinations of
homelessness are made on
a case-by-case basis by the
school district
McKinney-Vento Act
School District
Responsibilities
for McKinney-
Vento identified
youth
Provide school
stability
Support for
academic success
Make decisions
based on the “best
interest of the
child”.
Children have the
right to remain in
their school of
origin
McKinney-Vento Act
Funding available through the California
Department of Education
McKinney-Vento Act
Riverside County grant recipients include:
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
$1,200,000
Riverside County Board
of Education
Riverside Unified School
District
Moreno Valley Unified
School District
* Includes Pandemic funding (ARP)
FY 20/21
FY 21/22*
FY 22/23
McKinney-Vento Count
School District Student Count * Number in District ** % of District Perris Elementary 5,369 388 0.0723
Moreno Valley Unified 31,609 6,623 0.2095
Banning Unified 4,430 331 0.0747
Val Verde Unified 19,216 1,370 0.0713
Perris Union High 11,342 709 0.0625
Riverside Unified 40,247 1,137 0.0283
Hemet Unified 22,417 939 0.0419
* Enrollment count as reported by the California Department of Education ** Youth homeless count as reported by US Department of Education McKinney-Vento Act
Moreno Valley Unified School District
Count by Categories
Un-Sheltered
127
Doubled-Up
(Living with
another Family)
6363 31
Sheltered
(Shelter &
Transitional
Housing)
Hotel/Motel
102
McKinney-Vento ActHomeless Resources
Shelter and Housing - Sample
Homeless Resources
Organization Name Location # of Bed's
Alternative to Domestic Violence Menifee 25
City Net San Jacinto 10
City Net Norco 10
City Net Corona 42
City Net Murrieta 32
City Net Riverside 28
Coachella Valley Association of Goverments Palm Desert 45 Coachella Valley Association of Goverments Palm Springs 45 Coachella Valley Rescue Mission Indio 300
County Housing Authority Riverside 7
County Housing Authority Riverside 161
Department of Public Social Services Riverside 73
Department of Public Social Services Riverside 36
Illumination Foundation Riverside 31
Martha's Village & Kitchen Inc. Indio 130
Operation Safe House Thousand Palms 20
Operation Safe House Riverside 17
Path of Life Ministries Inc Riverside 80
Emergency Shelters
Shelter and Housing - Sample
Homeless Resources
Path of Life Ministries Inc Riverside 46
Path of Life Ministries Inc Riverside 90
Project Touch Temecula 35
Riverside Community Housing Corporation Riverside 7
Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health Riverside 25 Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health Riverside 106 Social Work Action Group Lake Elsinore 6
Social Work Action Group Lake Elsinore 6
Social Work Action Group Lake Elsinore 14
US Vets Initiative March Air Reserve Base 6
Valley Restart Shelter Inc. Hemet 49
Alternative to Domestic Violence Menifee 2
Help for Future Leaders Desert Hot Springs 13
LightHouse Social Service Centers Moreno Valley 12
Operation Safe House Thousand Palms 13
Operation Safe House Riverside 12
Project Touch Temecula 155
Starting Over Corona 33
City of Riverside Riverside 4
Transitional Housing
Rapid Re-Housing
Shelter and Housing - Sample
Homeless Resources
City of Riverside Riverside 9
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission Indio 3
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission Indio 32
County Housing Authority Riverside 65
Department of Public Social Services Riverside 22
LightHouse Social Service Centers Moreno Valley 37
LightHouse Social Service Centers Moreno Valley 28
LightHouse Social Service Centers Moreno Valley 2
LightHouse Social Service Centers Moreno Valley 30
Path of Life Ministries Inc Riverside 7
Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health Riverside 9 Sigma Beta Xi, Inc. Moreno Valley 30
Starting Over Corona 5
The Salvation Army Moreno Valley 1
United Way of the Inland Valleys Riverside 18
US Vets Initiative Moreno Valley 7
City of Riverside RIVERSIDE 8
City of Riverside Riverside 13
County Housing Authority Riverside 99
County Housing Authority Riverside 96
County Housing Authority Riverside 654
Permanent Supportive Housing
Shelter and Housing - Sample
Homeless Resources
County Housing Authority Thousand Palms 14
Jewish Family Services Palm Springs 43
Jewish Family Services Palm Springs 103
LightHouse Social Service Centers Riverside 29
LightHouse Social Service Centers Riverside 41
Path of Life Ministries Inc Riverside 119
Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health Riverside 23 Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health Cathedral City 68 Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health Riverside 28 Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health Riverside 118 Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health Riverside 50 Total 3,537
Homeless Resources -S a m p l e
Transportation
Catholic Charities – (951) 689-1803
Riverside County Transportation Commission – (951) 787-7141 Riverside Transit Agency – (951) 565-5000
Salvation Army – (951) 784-3571
Cool/Warm
Centers
Moreno Valley Senior Center – (951) 413-3430
Moreno Valley Library – (951) 413-3880
Perris Senior Center – (951) 657-7334
Cesar Chavez Community Center – (951) 826-5746
Showers
Salvation Army (Riverside Tues. & Thurs. 8:30am-11:30am) (951) 784-4490 Seventh Day Adventist Church (Riverside, Tues. 9am-noon) (951) 682-9810 Wesley United Methodist Church (Riverside, Sun. 7:30am-9am) (951) 689- 2649
Homeless Assistance Team (Task Force)
Moreno Valley Homeless Funding Sources
Homeless Funding
Funding Source FY 15/16 FY 16/17 FY 17/18 FY 18/19 FY 19/20 FY 20/21 * FY 21/22 FY 22/23 Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) 234,091$ 235,532 $ 287,157 $ 273,125 $ 282,126 $ 258,225 $ 231,225 $ 248,175 $ CDBG - CV - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,293,351$- $ - $ - $ Emergency Solutions Grant
(ESG) 175,624$ 181,852 $ 211,263 $ 217,464 $ 178,214 $ 97,720 $ 136,020 $ 62,897 $ ESG - CV - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,841,204$ - $ - $ Emergency Rental Assistance
Program (ERAP1) -$ - $ - $ - $ - $ 5,701,045$ 1,034,248 $ 203,582 $ Emergency Rental Assistance
Program (ERAP2) -$ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,004,875$ 8,019,502 $ 400,441 $ General Fund - $ - $ - $ - $ 60,000$ 60,000 $ - $ 200,000$ Total 409,715 $ 417,384 $ 498,420 $ 490,589 $ 2,813,691 $ 9,963,069 $ 9,420,995 $ 1,115,095 $ Homeless per PIT count 61 73 77 38 165 0 77 0
Average amount per homeless 6,716.64$ 5,717.59 $ 6,472.99 $ 12,910.24 $ 17,052.67 $- $ 122,350.58$ - $ * CoC count not performed due to COVID-19 Pandemic. HUD exemption approved.
Comparison of FY 21/22 total CDBG and ESG Funding
allocations per capita:
Homeless Funding
Jurisdiction CDBG Funding ESG Funding Total Funding PIT Count Funding Per Capita Hemet $ 466,524 $ - $ 466,524 82 $ 5,689.32 Riverside $ 479,822 $ 250,887 $ 730,709 514 $ 1,421.61 Banning $ - $ - $ - 54 $ - Temecula $ 27,155 $ - $ 27,155 28 $ 969. 81 Perris $ - $ - $ - 59 $ - Moreno Valley $ 231,225 $ 136,020 $ 367,245 77 $ 4,769.42 City Programs
Programs in 2023:
• Homeless Assistance Program – The program is designed to assist individuals in the navigation of programs and services that can guide them towards housing and stability. • Homeless to Work Program – Offer employment opportunities focused on building up lives and establishing long- term employment, housing, and sustainability for our neighbor's experiencing homelessness.
• Rapid Rehousing Program – Provides case management services, which includes community outreach and a wide range of homeless and homeless prevention services to low-income residents. The goal of the program is to assist households maintain stable housing and prevent increased homelessness resulting from the impact of COVID-19. • Senior Nutrition Program (FSA) – The Senior N utrition Program provides one nutritionally balanced meal Monday-Friday to seniors 62 years of age and older in a group setting at the Moreno Valley Senior Center. Meals are also provided through an in-home delivery service to seniors who are unable to the center because of illness, disability, or lack of transportation.
City Programs
Programs in 2023:
• Emergency Shelter For Youth (OSH) – Provides services to run away, homeless, and at-risk youth between the ages of 11-17 including up to 21 days of emergency shelter, food, counseling, on site education, street outreach, anti-human trafficking case management and aftercare.
• Community Betterment and Problem Oriented Policing (RSD) – Designed to provide added enforcement support through overtime hours worked in the CDBG target areas. to enhance the Community-Problem Oriented Po licing philosophy. The purpose is to reduce crime within the areas, remove blighted conditions, and improve quality of life for the community.
• Safe Communities Project (RARCC) – Safe Communities Project is a community outreach program to promote health and wellness within families and eliminate the prevalence of gender-based violence in low-to-moderate income communities. Program objectives have additionally been expanded to include gender-based violence prevention, family resiliency, and the ending of generational cycles of trauma.
City Programs
Programs in 2023:
• MO-VAN Senior Transportation Program (FOMVSC) – MoVan is a transportation van for twelve passengers plus 2 wheelchairs, provided Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m-4:45 p.m. The MoVan is a safe, convenient form of tr ansit service specially designed to meet mobility needs of Moreno Valley seniors 60 years or older and disabled adult residents. • Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program (VOC) – program will address the needs of abused and neglected City of Moreno Valley youth in foster care by providing them with the comprehensive, individualized advocacy of a CASA volunteer in court and throughout the community.
• Anti-Discrimination Services & Landlord/Tenant Counseling Services – Program provides a full menu of fair housing services which affi rmatively address and promote fair housing rights and obligations as defined and articulated under the Federal Fair Housing Act and the California State Law Enactments under the Rumford and Unruh Civil Rights Acts. • Homeless Prevention (Lutheran Social Services of Southern CA) – Provides short-term rent/mortgage and utility financial assist ance to low- and moderate-income households that are at eminent risk of losing their home.
City Programs
The Salvation Army
Moreno Valley
AN INVITATION INTO IMPACT
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS ONE STORY AT A TIME
PATHWAY OF HOPE
“I was living in my car with
you 10-year-old son. I was
homeless and hopeless.
Now I am safe in my own
apartment and work for the
county. I feel like I can
dream again.”
MICHELLE
Housed and stabilized through
Pathway of Hope Program
THE HOMELESS TO WORK PROGRAM
“I felt like a human again and it
was great to be a part of the
team.” To clean areas of our city to make a
happier healthier place for all to live.
WILLIAM
Employed and housed through
The Homeless to Work Program
The goal of the program is twofold:
Offer employment opportunities focused
on building up lives and establishing long-
term employment, housing, and
sustainability for our neighbors
experiencing homelessness
THE HOMELESS TO WORK PROGRAM
“My life has been saved because
of the Homeless to Work
Program. It was a doorway to a
future I thought I had lost
forever.”
GRANT
Employed and housed through
Homeless to Work Program
Our Stats tell a story:
8,000+ Outreach Interactions
800+ Referrals to health and addictions programs
60 Moved on to housing and employment
116 Completed the 90-Day program
200+ Through the hiring process
THE HOMELESS TO WORK PROGRAM
AN OBVIOUS
Over 50% of the individuals who
completed our program moved on to
stable employment and housing.
OPPORTUNITIES THAT IMPACT LIVES
Over 44,000 lbs. of trash and debris
has been collected throughout the city;
making Moreno Valley a cleaner and
nicer place to live.
IMPACT
THE HOMELESS TO WORK PROGRAM
HOW LIVES ARE
TRANSFORMED Case Management and counseling is provided
during the initial 90-days of employment. A
participant develops meaningful Action Plans
that identifies personal and professional
barriers, creates solutions and motivates
change.
A PATHWAY TO POTENTIAL
All meaningful work and progress is made in
community. It’s here that an individual
receives the support, strength and renewed
self-worth and dignity that truly transforms
lives.
“The Homeless to Work
program works wonders.
Now I’m in a studio
apartment, my daughter
and I.”
MARIELA
THE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
“I spent 3 years homeless in
Moreno Valley. My friends at
The Salvation Army showed me I
was loved and important. Now I
am sober and housed”
LISA
Homeless Assistance Program Client
Our Strategies offer strength:
50 to 60 interactions per week
Serves as a conduit between the individual and services Coordinates as a taskforce:
(Code Enforcement, PD, City, HAP Outreach Worker)
Average of 1 to 2 people exit homelessness every week
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nt
TSA’S RAPID REHOUSING & PREVENTION PROGRAMS
A HOME IS
HOPE FOR A BETTER
TOMORROW
A HOME EQUALS HOPE
30 Households permanently housed
40 Households accessed emergency hotels
49 Households homeless prevention
GATEWAYS GROWTH POINTS GIVE BACK
GATEWAYS
GROWTH POINTS
GIVE BACK
A PATHWAY TO HOPE AND HEALING
“I come to The Salvation Army
because it is a safe place to get
help and I trust my friends
there.”
Michelle Leon
“I had been homeless for 30 years
when I came to the Riverside Corps
looking for a safe place, but I found
purpose and a family. I’m now a
homeowner and mentor homeless
men like myself.
Vince Fredborg
FOOD ASSISTANCE
TS
“I came to The Salvation Army for a
shower. I was homeless and broke.
Today I have a career, a family and I
train others in financial
management.”
Jeff McDaniel
FO
EMERGENCY SHELTER
HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM
HOMELESS SHOWERS
REHABILITATION CENTERS
CASE MANAGEMENT
HOMELESS TO WORK PROGRAM
COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUPS
PURPOSE TEAMS
COMMUNITY INTEGRATION
HOUSING
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ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
TRANSFORMING
LIVES TOGETHER
OUR GOAL
Transforming lives one story
at a time.
LASTING CHANGE
Through our strategy and
strength of partnerships we
aim to create lasting change
in addressing the issues of
homelessness in Moreno
Valley.
“I went from homeless to
homeowner.”
VINCE
Homeless to Work
Mentor and Supervisor
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?
Continuing to Reduce Number of Families Below
Poverty
Families below the poverty rate has reduced to 10.79%
Average Household Income has risen to $96,932
Addressing Individuals Resistant to Services
Mental Health
Chemical Dependency
Job Opportunities for Felons
WHAT CAN THE REGION OFFER?
Regional Solutions for:
Housing Inventory
Mental Health Facilities
Chemical Dependency Treatment
Employment Options for Felons
Comprehensive Wrap-Around Services
Homeless Shelter (Western Riverside County)
Financial Support Services for Families on the Verge of Homelessness Care Court
48 Council Questions/Discussion