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Basic Needs Resources

Welcome to our Homeless/Transient Resources LibGuide, designed to provide valuable information and support for individuals experiencing homelessness or transient living situations.

Government Resources

 

Government Listings and Resources

This page lists government resources in your city, county and state that can assist with finding programs, housing, food, shelter and other resources that are near you.

City Resources

Moreno Valley 2021 Resource Guide 

https://www.moval.org/community/pdfs/HomelessResourceGuide.pdf 

THIS RESOURCE GUIDE CONTAINS A LIST AND LOCATION MAPS OF
ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
• Shelters
• Assistance to Attain Emergency Housing
• Children and Teens Homeless Youth
• Warm/Cool Centers
• Food
• Clothes
• Hotlines and Referrals
• Mental Health
• Showers
• Drug/Alcohol Addiction Recovery and Counseling
• Other Category

Riverside 

https://www.riversideca.gov/homelesssolutions/get-help/resource-guide 

 

This link takes you to the resource guide for the City of Riverside. Each tab has a list of phone numbers and websites that provide specific services such as hotlines for youth, elderly and referrals, housing and shelters, where you can get a free shower and resource tools for transportation, food, clothing and employment.

 

 

Hemet 

https://parentcenter.hemetusd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1717892&type=d&pREC_ID=1884214 

 

The Wellness and Community Outreach Center (WCOC) provides:

  • Behavioral and Mental Health Services
  • Physical Wellness and Health Services
  • Family Support Programs
  • Family Engagement Opportunities
 
If you are interested in receiving more information about any of the services mentioned above,
please fill out this form or contact our office at (951) 765-0004.

 

 

Beaumont 

https://www.beaumontusd.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1671054&type=d&pREC_ID=1821342 

 

Homeless Support

Definition of Homeless

A student that is defined as homeless is a child without a regular, fixed, and adequate nighttime residence. The child may live in a shelter, a temporary home, a motel, a car, a campground, or on the street. Homeless children may also be living temporarily with relatives or friends because of a loss of permanent housing.

 

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ensures that homeless children and youth, including preschoolers, have equal access to the same free, appropriate educational programs as other children and youth. This federal law mandates the elimination of educational barriers facing homeless children and youth, to increase school stability and protect students from discrimination. Under this legislation, homeless children and youth are entitled to have access to the same educational experience and resources as all students.

 

Homeless Youth are entitled to:

  • Immediate enrollment in school without a permanent address, immunizations, school records or other papers.
  • Continue in the school that the student attended before becoming homeless (school of origin).
  • Go to school, no matter where the student lives or how long he/she has lived there.
  • Enroll and attend classes while the school arranges for the transfer of required school records or documents.
  • Enroll and attend classes even while the school and parent/student seek to resolve a dispute over enrollment.
  • Receive transportation to his/her school of origin as long as he/she is homeless, or if the student becomes permanently housed, receive transportation until the end of the academic school year.
  • Participate in tutoring, school-related activities, and/or receive other support services.

County Resources

Riverside County

https://rivcodpss.org/

We have served Riverside County for a century and now help more than 1 million people each year access vital services in the tenth most populous county in the nation.

With over 4,000 employees, we support working class individuals and families who are struggling with low income. We offer access to

  • Apply for Benefits
  • Cash Assistance
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Health Care
  • Children and Family Assistance
  • Job Services
  • Housing Help
  • Services for Seniors and Disabled
  • Community Outreach
  • Other necessary resources

 

 

San Bernardino

https://wp.sbcounty.gov/sheriff/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2017/07/RESOURCE-GUIDE-2016-for-web.pdf

Homeless Outreach Support Team

HOST is an outreach based program providing services in the field to engage those chronically homeless individuals with mental illness into permanent supportive housing. HOST collaborates with the Sheriff’s Homeless Outreach Proactive Enforcement (HOPE) team to conduct outreach events, go out into the field,
and engage the most difficult and hard to reach clients. HOST staff works with qualified individuals to complete the necessary applications and assessments in the field and, upon receipt of housing voucher, will assist the individual to locate and move into housing. HOST continues to offer recovery-based wrap around
case management services to the individual to assist them to recover, gain wellness, and reintegrate into the community with the ultimate goal of independence and self-sufficiency.
For more information or assistance contact HOST at:
909-421-463

 

California State Resources

 

 

U.S. Department of Urban Housing 

https://www.hud.gov/states/california/homeless 

HUD Resource Locator - search for HUD offices. public housing authorities, multifamily and public housing locations and homeless coordinated entry system points of contacts. The HUD Resource Locator assists with:

 

  • Avoiding foreclosure
  • Contacting a housing counselor
  • Help with utility bills
  • Community Action Agencies
  • Food banks
  • Foster Youth Help
  • Homeless service groups
  • Veterans
  • Job training
  • legal assistance

 

 

 

 

 

 

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