HomeMy WebLinkAbout15 - Update on Homeless Strategies - PowerPointOctober 27, 2020
Item No. 15
City of Newport•
Beach LL,
Homeless Update
OCTOBER 27, 2020
City Actions Taken
Completed the January 2019 Point in Time count
Formed a weekly outreach team with City Net and City staff Hosted 6
community programs regarding homelessness
Installed No Panhandling signs at key City intersections
Assembled the Rapid Response Team comprised of various City
departments. Responded six times since March 2020
In coordination with OCTA, ensured improvements at the Transit Center and
enforcement of regulations
Placed 33 people into Project Roomkey
Evaluated shelter options, including a regional shelter opportunity with the
City of Costa Mesa
Secured funding for shelter and shelter services through agreement with
Hoag - $3 million over ten years
Success Stories
Housing a 30 -year homeless man in an apartment in Irvine
Housing a 10 -year homeless mother and daughter, 97 and 67 years
old, in Tustin
Housing a 3 -year homeless veteran in Heroes Landing
► Housing a 6 -year homeless man in a sober living home
► Housing a 10 -year homeless man in the Lucerne Valley
► Housing 4 families who had been living in their vehicles
Since March 2020, City Net has moved 56 people into shelter
locations, engaged in 1,287 outreach contacts, and fielded 166
hotline calls
Moving Forward - Next Steps
► Consideration of a regional shelter opportunity and Memorandum
of Understanding with the City Costa Mesa for 20 shelter beds
Consideration of additional funding through the Community
Development Block Grant motel program using Federal CARES
funding
Consideration of a Permanent Supportive Housing Project in the City
to house up to 50 individuals - a 3 to 5 -year process
Planning the January 2021 Point in Time count with City Net
Develop Partnerships with local non -profits and faith -based
communities to provide better engagement and resources.
Good Giving and Community
Resources
► https://www.newportbeachca.gov/trending/community-
issues/homelessness/how-vou-can-help
City Net outreach hotline (714)451-6198 or citynet.org
► Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church Helping Hands
► St. Mark Presbyterian Church --Orange County Alliance for Just Change
► Jewish Collaborative of Orange County Hunger and Homelessness
Solutions
► Serving People in Need (SPIN OC) for family assistance
►
Share
Our Selves (SOS) for healthcare, postal
service, and
food
►
2-1-1,
Orange County for 24-hour information
and referrals
to service
Orange County United Way United to End Homelessness
National Alliance to End Homelessness
Contact
Natalie Basmaciyan
Homeless Coordinator
City of Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
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(949) 718-1991