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Housing and Homelessness Committee
July 24, 2023
Homelessness Action Plan Update
Office of Homeless Solutions
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2 Reduce homelessness by creating and maintaining
affordable housing and programming utilizing a
whole-person care approach to support individuals
and families to achieve housing stability and self-
sufficiency.
MISSION
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PIT COUNT BRIEF
UNSHELTERED
605 HOMELESS 372
36 Transitional
Age Youth (18-24)
14% decrease
from 2022
SHELTERED
HOMELESS
406 Males
5%
decrease
from 2022
127
Chronically
Homeless 10%
from 2022
977
63 People
reported a mental
health issue 9%
decrease from
2022
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS
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4 OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS
FY 2022/2023 FUNDING RESOURCES
HOUSING AUTHORITY
ACTIVITIES
$27.5 M
HOMELESS PREVENTION
$5.2 M
HOMELESS SERVICES ACTIVITIES
$8.9 M
66% 13%
21%
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3 Housing
01 Increase Housing
Production With a
Focus on Affordability
02 03
Expand
Public Awareness
06 Coordinated
Regional
Infrastructure
05 Emergency
Shelter 04
Increase Availability
of Services
Prevent
Homelessness
HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN GOALS
ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 11, 2022
GOAL #1
Increase Housing Production With a Focus on Affordability Ensured 90% of expiring affordable housing covenants are maintained
5% increase in affordable housing units inventory
550 market rate and affordable housing units built annually 6 5
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Increase Housing Production With a Focus on Affordability 55 for-sale market rate and affordable housing units built annually
5% increase in number of sites developed from 2018
Housing First Plan
Carryout the development of 689 affordable housing
units in the pipeline for development
6 GRAND OPENINGS
6 Anacapa
Mission Heritage
St. Michael's
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5 Housing Needs
i. Regional Housing Needs Assessment – Permitted by CY 2021 and 2022
ii. Inclusionary Housing program
6 Income
Category
RHNA
Allocation
Total Units Total Remaining RHNA by
Income Level
Very Low 4,861 25 4,836
Low 3,064 251 2,813
Moderate 3,139 251 2,880
Above
Moderate
7,394 523 6,871
TOTAL RHNA 18,458 1,058 (6%) 17,400 (94%)
Increase the Availability of Services, with a Focus on Physical, Mental Health, and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
GOAL #2
Increase number of social work interns by 15% annually
Increase in skills to reduce re-traumatized/confidence/job satisfaction among the Public Safety and Engagement Team, Parks and Neighborhood Specialist Team and Outreach
Workers by 45% annually
Refer 96 individuals to “physical and behavioral health” resources annually
Decrease homelessness amongst“chronically homeless” by 5% annually
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Decrease homelessness amongst those struggling with
substance abuse by 5% annually.
Increase the number of people who accept services from
the Public Safety and Engagement Team and the street
nurse by 25% annually.
Increase the number of people who are successfully placed from street outreach by 25% annually.
Refer 15 individuals annually to the Home Court Program annually.
Care Court implementation by October 1, 2023.
Increase the Availability of Services, with a Focus on Physical, Mental Health, and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
PSET STAFFING
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20 Jan. 7J a n . 14 Jan. 21 Jan.28 Feb. 4F e b . 11 Feb. 18 Feb 25. Mar. 4M a r . 11 Mar. 18 Mar. 25 Apr. 1A p r . 8A p r . 15 Apr. 22 Apr. 29 May. 6M a y . 13 May. 20 May. 27 Jun. 3 Jun. 10 Jun. 17 Jun. 24 Jul. 1 PSET Te a m and Vendor Growth
Team Members (incl. OHS, and contracted) Vendors
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13 PSET PROGRESS
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14 PSET PROGRESS
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8 PSET HIGHLIGHTS
Urban and Wildlands Teams
• Contacts: 1,049
• New Engagements: 429
• Street Exits: 211
• Encampment Cleanups: 330
• Tons of Trash Removed: 715
• Arrest: 533
GOAL #3
Prevent Homelessness
84% rental assistance programs retention rate annually
15% increase in unduplicated number of households assisted through rental assistance programs in 2023 with 10% thereafter Refer 75 households annually to an employment assistance program
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Prevent Homelessness
5% annual decrease in homelessness amongst those who
are justice involved
5% annual increase of seniors assisted through the Office of Homeless Solutions referred to Riverside County In-
Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
Enroll six individuals through the Shared Housing Program annually
14 HIGHLIGHTS
14 • Project Connect & Jail In-Reach – 24 Referrals
• Review of the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program
• Rental Assistance – Increase of 18 People
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10 SUCCESS STORIES
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Increase Availability and Effectiveness of Emergency Shelter Increase the number of emergency shelter beds by 25% in 2023 Increase the number of people exiting from emergency
shelter to housing by 10% annually
Decrease the number of unsheltered people by 10% annually Increase the number of people accepting shelter from the Public Safety and Engagement Team and Outreach teams by 25% annually
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GOAL #5
Expand Public Awareness
Annual increase of 311 calls related to homeless activities by 25%, decreasing emergency 911 calls related to
homelessness
50% increase in traffic to the Office of Homeless
Solutions web page annually
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23 WHO TO CALL
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24 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
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13 GOAL #6
Coordinated Regional Infrastructure
Maintain 50 Cold Weather Shelter Program beds annually.
Attend 25 Continuum of Care and committee meetings annually and advocate for the increase of shelter beds, mental health programs and affordable housing based on a gap analysis Increase number of emergency shelter beds throughout Riverside County by 10% by 2024
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26 STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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27 RECOMMENDATION
That the Housing and Homelessness Committee receive and file an update on the progress of the Homelessness Action Plan.
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28 THANK YOU
Non-Emergency Services
RiversideCA.gov/311 951-826-5311
Services & Resources
HomeConnect 800-498-8847
24/7 Mental Health Urgent Care 951-509-2499
Office of Homeless Solutions | riversideca.gov
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