Housing Resource Center of Monterey County

HRC is getting innovative and hosting our first Roommate Mingler! The idea is that individuals and families who cannot afford to rent on their own can pick out their own roommates, pooling resources to be able to afford housing, on limited incomes. Our next Roommate Mingler is being held Thursday, August 24th from 1-2 PM. We're hoping more individuals and families are able to secure housing by meeting at these events! We would like to thank Starbucks at 2160 California Ave in Sand City, Starbucks at 150 Main St in Salinas, Safeway in the Harden Ranch Plaza and the Bagel Corner at 818 Park Row in Salinas. Without these generous donations, this event wouldn't have the festive feel we need!

We keep talking about "coordinated entry" and "CARS" or "VI-SPDAT" but what does it mean? CARS (Coordinated Assessment & Referral System) is the name for Monterey-San Benito's coordinated entry system. The coordinated entry system is a method of assessing needs of individuals and families at risk of or experiencing homelessness and matching them with agencies/programs/services that have capacity to stabilize an individual or family's housing crisis. The VI-SPDAT is the tool t...hat our community has chosen to use to assess an individual or family's needs, related to their housing crisis. HRC is proud to be a participant in coordinated entry because we know that this system works, instead of having to call every agency, every day, people in crisis can access the system at multiple points and be connected to needed services. Read more about HUD's reason for requiring a coordinated entry system (https://www.hudexchange.info//Coordinated-Entry-Policy-Bri) or specifically about coordinated entry in Monterey and San Benito Counties (http://www.chspmontereycounty.org/cars/coordinated-entry/).

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Rapid Re-Housing is what HRC specializes in, we work with individuals and families, experiencing unsheltered homelessness, to quickly obtain and move in to permanent housing but that's just the start! Once housing is obtained, we provide ongoing case management, in the acquired home, to increase income, build community connection and ensure long term stability. Our goal is to make homelessness brief, rare and non recurring, please consider helping us to achieve this goal! www.usich.gov/solutions/housing/rapid-re-housing

We ask that you, our community members, join us in letting Congress know how important federal funding is to eliminating community homelessness!

Enriching our Housing First knowledge and service delivery!

Monterey and San Benito Counties, California (March 22, 2017) : The Coalition of Homeless Services Providers is pleased to announce the appointment of Central ...Coast Center for Independent Living as a new Associate Member by unanimous vote of the Board of Directors. Central Coast Center for Independent Living (CCCIL) promotes the independence of people with disabilities by supporting their equal and full participation in life. CCCIL provides advocacy, education and support to people with disabilities, their families, and the community. www.cccil.org. The Coalition of Homeless Services Providers (CHSP) is a group of private nonprofit and public organizations working together to address the complex issue of homelessness. Our mission is to eliminate homelessness in Monterey and San Benito Counties by promoting interagency coordination to develop and sustain a comprehensive system of housing and support services designed to maximize the self-sufficiency of individuals and families. The programs of CHSP and its member agencies alleviate the human deprivation caused by family and individual homelessness and prevent the continuation of conditions of extreme poverty by breaking the cycle of homelessness. ###

TK YO to Interfaith Outreach of Carmel (IOC), for awarding HRC a $2,500 grant to assist homeless and at-risk seniors in Monterey County! With the help of our supporters, like IOC, last year HRC was able to assist 66 homeless and at-risk seniors secure permanent housing! Thank you, IOC Board, volunteers (and more needed!), and Joining Hands shoppers for supporting the most vulnerable in our community!

Come support our partners in ending Veteran homelessness, either by entering your classic car or by seeing all the wonderful cars on display!

Thank you! To the Yellow Brick Road Benefit Shop for their grant of $3,500, which will provide emergency assistance and housing for homeless and at-risk seniors in Monterey County. With the winter now upon us, this grant will help put house local seniors who are homeless, keeping them safe and warm. HRC is grateful for your support! http://www.yellowbrickroadbenefitshop.org/