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Housing and Homelessness Committee
August 28, 2023
Homelessness Action Plan Update
Office of Homeless Solutions
RiversideCA.gov
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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2 Housing
01 Increase Housing
Production With a
Focus on Affordability
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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 #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
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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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4 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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5 HIGHLIGHTS
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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11 WHO TO CALL
RiversideCA.gov
12 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
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7 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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14 STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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15 RECOMMENDATION
That the Housing and Homelessness Committee receive and file an update on the progress of the Homelessness Action Plan.
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