Chinatown Health & Safety Day 3/14/23
HOUSING AND LAND USE COMMITTEE
Presented by: Kayshla Lopez, Homeless Services Manager
February 28, 2023
Chinatown
Outreach
Coordination
Implementation: December 2022
Goals:
Collaboration
Resource Fair Planning
Street Outreach Coordination
Case Discussions
Facilitated by City of Salinas and
the Coalition of Homeless
Service Providers
CollaborativePartners
City of Salinas
Outreach and
Response Team
(SORT)
City of Salinas Code
Enforcement
City of Salinas
Advance Planning
& Project
Implementation
City of Salinas
Public Works
City of Salinas
Police
The Coalition of
Homeless Service
Providers
CSUMB Community
Health Engagement
(CHE)
Franciscan Workers
(Dorothys)
Downtown Streets
Team
Interim MCHOME
Street Outreach
Program
Salinas Valley Street
Outreach Program
(Youth Team)
CHS Chinatown
Navigation Center
Access Support
Network
Valley Health
Associates
Veterans Transition
Center
Department of
Social Services
Community
Benefits Division
Chinatown Pop-Up
Resource Fair
February 3, 2023
36 participants
StreetOUTREACH
Engage
Health & Safety
Day message
CARS
PSH
Homekey
Emergency
Shelter
Chinatown
Navigation
Center
Social Service
Referrals
Case Discussions
Approximately 50 tents 14 engaged residents
2 referrals to CNC
4 new CARS
2 referral to Sunstreet
3 referrals to House of Peace
1 new HMIS entry/CARS
2 ongoing rapport building
Barriers
High volume of
people passing
through
High volume of
people under the
influence/strong
tent odor
Inconsistent
persons in tents
Thank you!
Questions?