ALRIGHT WE'RE GOING TO START IN
A COUPLE OF MINUTES HERE ON A
COUPLE OF SECONDS ACTUALLY WANT
TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING TO
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS IN SAN MARTINO
COUNTY, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF
THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE DOING
AT THE STATE LEVEL TO CONTINUE
TO WORK AND BRING RESOURCES BACK
HERE TO SAN MARTINO COUNTY. UM
AND SPECIFICALLY TO THE ASSEMBLY
45TH DISTRICT. THEY JUST WANT TO
THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE,
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND
A THANK YOU TO THE SAN MARTINO
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UM
, AND THE GOVERNMENT FOR
ASSISTING US AND OFFERING THEIR
SPACE TO HOLD THIS IMPORTANT
MEETING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
TODAY'S INFORMATIONAL HEARING
WILL FOCUS ON REGIONAL AND STATE
RESOURCES, SERVICE BARRIERS AND
DISCUSSIONS ON WAYS THAT WE CAN
WORK TOGETHER. TO FIND SOLUTIONS
TO ADDRESS YOUTH, HOMELESSNESS
AND HOMELESSNESS IN GENERAL AS A
FORMER SAN MARTINO COUNTY
SUPERVISOR AND CHAIRMAN AND I
CHAIR THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON,
UM HOMELESS YOUTH HERE IN SAN
MATEO COUNTY. MANY OF MY
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AIM TO
UPLIFT AND EMPOWER THOSE MOST
VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
SUCH AS THE HOUSED THIS YEAR, WE
WERE SUCCESSFUL IN TEAMING UP
WITH SAN MARTINO CITY TO SECURE
$5 MILLION FOR SAKOMBI LAKE TO
DEVELOP A NEW 12.5 ACRE PARK
COMMUNITY GARDEN, EMERGENCY
SHELTER AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING FACILITIES FOR HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS. EARLIER THIS YEAR.
I ALSO INTRODUCED A SERIES OF
PIECES OF LEGISLATION. I WANT TO
JUST POINT OUT A FEW. I
INTRODUCED A B 42, WHICH IS
AIMED AT HELPING ASSIST PROGRAMS
ACROSS THE STATE AND
CONSTRUCTING TEMPORARY SLEEPING
CABINS, REFERRED TO MANY TIMES
AS TINY HOMES. I ALSO INTRODUCED
A B 3 49. WHICH WOULD ALLOW
PATTON STATE HOSPITAL TO ENTER
INTO AGREEMENTS WHEN NONPROFITS
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROVIDE
SERVICES TO THE INLAND EMPIRE'S
MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT AND
THOSE ON THE STREETS SUFFERING
FROM THOSE AREAS THAT COMES FROM
SERVING ON THE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. WE'VE SEEN THAT
TINY HOMES IS SOMETHING THAT WAS
ALWAYS BEEN DEBATED THE MOMENT
OTHERS STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD
TO CREATE. NOW THE DEFINITION IN
THE STATE IS SLEEPING CABINS
THAT THE COST TO CONSTRUCT THOSE
CABINS WAS OUTWEIGHED BY SOME OF
THE DIFFERENT REGULATIONS IN THE
CITY'S ITSELF. SO MY BILL IS
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FIND
A BALANCE FOR THAT, SO WE COULD
GET SOME TYPE OF SLEEPING
QUARTERS DONE. UM, ALSO ON THE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WE
WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING
CRISIS STABILIZATION UNITS
CONSTRUCTED ONE ON THE LAST ONE
WAS ON GILBERT STREET WENT OUT
IN THE TOWN OF JACA VALLEY. BUT
WHAT WAS EVIDENT THAT WAS
MISSING WAS LONG TERM SOLUTIONS
. 90 DAY, PLUS SOLUTIONS FOR
THOSE THAT NEED THOSE RESOURCES
THAT FIT THE CRITERIA WOULD BE
ABLE TO GET RESOURCES MOVING
FORWARD. UM LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
, UM, CONTINUE TO HAVE
HOMELESSNESS AS THEIR NUMBER ONE
ISSUE. WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD
REGIONAL APPROACH AS FAR AS
USING SURPLUS PROPERTY JUST FOR
THAT COMPONENT, AND THERE IS
OVER ON GILBERT STREET CURRENTLY
FACILITY THAT DEALS WITH MENTAL
HEALTH AND THOSE AREAS THAT WE
NEED. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE
CONTINUE TO WORK ON TRYING TO
FIND RESOURCES 90 DAY PLUS IS
BECAUSE WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
FIREFIGHTERS ARE CALLED OUT TO
CERTAIN SITUATIONS WHEN SOMEONE
IS SUFFERING FROM AN EPISODE
BEING ABLE TO HAVE AN
INFRASTRUCTURE TO WHERE THAT
INDIVIDUAL NOW COULD GET. THE
DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY COULD
GET RESOURCES RATHER THAN HAVING
TO GO TO COUNTY JAIL OR TO THE
EMERGENCY ROOM THAT CAUSES
BACKUP. WE NEED TO STRAIGHT
COMING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY
TO LOOK AT THE RESOURCES. UM AND
WHAT WE'RE COMING TOGETHER TO
BRING FULL FAULT. THAT'S WHAT
THOSE BILLS ARE MEANT TO DO AND
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A
HEARING THAT CONSISTS OF SERVICE
PROVIDERS ON MYSELF AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REYES IS ON HER
WAY. WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT
PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO
HOMELESSNESS. TODAY'S
CONVERSATION IDEAS. UM FROM THE
COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE
COMMUNITY DRIVEN IDEAS FOR STATE
CHANGES TO ADDRESS YOUTH,
HOMELESSNESS AND HOMELESSNESS IN
GENERAL. TODAY'S HEARING
CONSISTS OF THREE PANELS IN THE
FIRST PANEL. WE WILL DISCUSS THE
STATUS OF HOMELESS YOUTH IN SAN
MARTINO COUNTY. IN THE SECOND
PANEL. WE WILL DISCUSS SERVICES
AND RESOURCES PROVIDED BY STATE
AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS. THE
LAST PANEL WILL DISCUSS
PERMANENT AND SUPPORTIVE
TRANSITION SERVICES. BEFORE WE
CALL OUR FIRST PANEL UP. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT HOMELESSNESS THAT
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT. AT
LEAST FOR ME ABOUT US. VERSUS
THEM. WE'RE ALL TOGETHER IN THIS
ISSUE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS MANY TIMES, IT
COULD BE FAMILY MEMBERS. MANY
TIMES. IT COULD BE THOSE THAT
ARE OUT THERE JUST NEEDING
RESOURCES TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE
IS THERE WITH THEM. BUT IT ALSO
COULD BE ONE OF OUR COWORKERS
THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THE
PLIGHT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH. SO
IT'S TIME THAT WE EMBRACE AS A
COMMUNITY AND START TO BRING
SOLUTIONS BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS
WHO WERE SITTING NEXT TO. NO ONE
KNOWS THE PLIGHT THEY'RE GOING
THROUGH, AND IT COULD BE THAT
THEY'RE HOMELESS OR THAT THEY
NEED RESOURCES. SO THIS IS
OPENING UP THAT DIALOGUE AND
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE UM, ELECTED
LEADERS, UM, SPEAK THE MAYOR OF
SAN MARTINO, WHO DECLARED A
STATE OF EMERGENCY. WE ALSO WANT
TO RECOGNIZE IN THE IN THE FORUM
IS A SUPERVISOR JESSE ON
MADEIRA'S. WE ALSO HAVE FONTANA
MAYOR CAÑADA WARREN. WE HAVE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RODRIGUEZ'S
OFFICE. AND SUPERVISOR JOE
BACA'S OFFICE. IF WE MISSED
ANYBODY, LET ME KNOW. BUT IT'S
TIME THAT WE START TO HUMANIZE
THIS ISSUE AROUND US AND START
TO BRING SOME SOLUTIONS TO IT. I
WOULD NOT LIKE TO OPEN UP FOR
MEMBERS. UM TO BE ABLE TO START
MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE FIRST
PANEL. OUR FIRST PANEL WILL BE
RUBEN MENDOZA WITH YOUTH WOULD
LIVED EXPERIENCE, INTERAGENCY
COUNCIL AND HOMELESSNESS AND
DEPUTY MIKE JONES, SAMMARTINO
COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT,
HOMELESS OUTREACH AND PROACTIVE
ENFORCEMENT Tð. WE'LL START WITH
RUBEN. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY.
AWESOME MY FIRST LICENSE, START
OFF WITH A BIO JUST TO GIVE A
LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT OF WHO I
AM AND WHY I'M HERE. SO IF YOU
CAN BEAR WITH ME, AND I CAN PULL
THAT UP FOR YOU NOW. SO HERE'S
MY BIO. MY NAME IS RUBEN
MENDOZA. I'M A YOUNG ACTIVISTS
IN THE INLAND EMPIRE THAT
ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSE
, YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT
POPULATIONS, AND I AM CURRENTLY
WORKING FULL TIME TO ADVANCE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WITHIN THE CITY OF SOME
BERNARDINO AT THE MAKING HOPE
HAPPEN FOUNDATION. I SPENT THE
MAJORITY OF MY TIME BEING RAISED
IN THE CITY OF RIYADH. SO A
PLACE THAT I'M HAPPY TO CALL MY
HOME. I ATTENDED WERE ALSO HIGH
SCHOOL AND GRADUATED WITH THE
CLASS OF 2018 SIMULTANEOUSLY. I
ALSO ATTENDED VALLEY COLLEGE
WHERE I DID DO ENROLLMENT
COURSES BEFORE ATTENDING UC
SANTA BARBARA. UM AND I
MENTIONED MY EDUCATION BECAUSE
THAT'S WHEN I HAD MY ADVERSITIES
OF BEING HOUSING INSECURE ON
THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NOW
I'M HAPPY TO GET BACK TO MY
COMMUNITY AND THE CAPACITY OF
BEING A MEMBER OF MULTIPLE YOUTH
ADVISORY COUNCIL'S HOUSING AND
HOME OWNERSHIP WORKING GROUPS
AND PARTICIPATING IN COC EFFORTS
WHEN I'M ABLE, THANK YOU.
DO YOU WANT ME TO CONTINUE?
YEAH. SORRY. I DIDN'T. I DIDN'T
REALIZE THAT, UM SO ANSWER THE
FIRST QUESTION. YEAH SO THEN,
MIKE, YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE FORWARD. YEP. MY DRONES.
MIKE JONES SUMMARY COUNTY
SHERIFF'S HOPE TEAM. THANK YOU
FOR HAVING US AND WE'RE A
COUNTYWIDE HOMELESS OUTREACH.
GROUP THROUGH THE SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT WERE MADE UP OF SIX
PEOPLE RIGHT NOW THAT CONDUCT
OUTREACH THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
CONNECTING PEOPLE TO SERVICES.
UM, ANYTHING FROM VOUCHERS FOR I
D S TO HOUSING THROUGHOUT SANRIO
COUNTY. IN THE IN INCORPORATE
AREAS AS WELL AS CITY AREAS THAT
ARE INCORPORATED. WE PARTNER
WITH ALL THOSE CITIES AND COUNTY
ENTITIES AS WELL AS WELL AS
RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE PROVIDE
PROVIDER NETWORK TO MOVE
INDIVIDUALS BEYOND HOMELESSNESS.
THANK YOU. UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTIONS
PROPOSED TO YOU TO BE ABLE TO
TRY TO ANSWER THOSE IF YOU COULD
GO THROUGH THOSE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWER THEM. THAT WOULD BE
GREAT. STARTING WITH RUBEN. OKAY
SO FIRST, I THINK I'D LIKE TO
START OFF WITH WHAT IS THE
DEFINITION OF A HOMELESS YOUTH,
SO I'LL BE USING THE MCKINNEY
VENTO DEFINITION. MCKINNEY VENTO
ACT DEFINES HOMELESS CHILDREN
AND YOUTH AS INDIVIDUALS WHO
LACK A FIXED REGULAR AND
ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME RESIDENTS.
THAT'S DEFINITION ALSO INCLUDES
CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE
SHARING THE HOUSING OF OTHER
PERSONS DUE TO LOSS OF HOUSING,
ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR A SIMILAR
REASON. CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO
MAY BE LIVING IN MOTELS, HOTELS,
TRAILER PARKS OR SHELTERS. THOSE
WHO HAVE A PRIMARY NIGHTTIME
RESIDENTS THAT IS A PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE PLACE NOT DESIGNED FOR
ORDINARILY USED AS A REGULAR
SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION FOR HUMAN
BEINGS. LIVING IN THEIR CARS,
PARKS, PUBLIC SPACES, ABANDONED
BUILDINGS, SUB STANDARD HOUSING
, BUS OR TRAIN STATIONS OR OTHER
SETTINGS. OR ALSO CHILDREN THAT
ARE MIGRATING WHO QUALIFY AS
HOMELESS BECAUSE THEY ARE LIVING
IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. AND.
UM THE STATUS OF HOMELESS YOUTH
IS WHAT I WANT TO TRANSITION
INTO NEXT. SO CURRENTLY, I SAID
ON THE I C H. THE INTERAGENCY
COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS AS YOUTH
REPRESENTATIVE WILL LIVED
EXPERIENCE. IT'S MY
RESPONSIBILITY TO ADVOCATE ON
BEHALF OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
THAT ARE HOUSING INSECURE. AND I
COME TO THE TABLE AND I GIVE
ADVICE TO THE BODY AND WHAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR, UM, FOR
THIS DEMOGRAPHIC. AND WHERE WE
CURRENTLY STAND WITH THE I C H
IS, UM, SOME TIME AGO, MAYBE
HALF A YEAR AGO. WE APPROVED
THAT THEY'RE AROUND OF A CHAP
FUNDING. HIV IS AN ACRONYM FOR
HOMELESS HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND
PREVENTION. AND THE BODY DECIDED
IT'S WHO ONLY DO THE MINIMUM
SATISFIED FOR YOUTH, WHICH IS
10. AND THE MESSAGE THAT SENDS
TO THE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IS
THAT THE COC IS ONLY INTERESTED
IN PROVIDING THE BARE MINIMUM
FINANCIAL SUPPORT NHS FUNDING.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF RIGHT
NOW OF DETERMINING THE FOURTH
ROUND OF FUNDING. AND IT'S ALSO
LEANING TOWARDS THE 10% USED SET
ASIDE. AND WE NEED TO GET THAT
NUMBER UP TO AT LEAST DOUBLE TO
20. AND WE CAN INVEST MORE INTO
OUR YOUNGER POPULATIONS. WE CAN
PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AS ADULTS.
AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF
THRESHOLD IS ONLY 25 AS SOON AS
THEY ARE OVER 25 YEARS OLD.
THEY'RE CONSIDERED A SINGLE
ADULT. AND THEN THEY HAD TO USE
SINGLE ADULT RESOURCES, WHICH
ARE YOU KNOW, UM, JUST LIKE HOW
YOU THREE SOURCES ARE THEY'RE AT
CAPACITY IN CASE WORKERS ARE
CAPACITY BEDS ARE FULL. THE
TURNAROUND TIME FOR YOU TO GET
CONNECTED TO SERVICES IS VERY
LENGTHY. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I
PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICES FOR 2.5
YEARS BEFORE TRANSITIONING INTO
MY NEW ROLE. UM PART OF THOSE
SERVICES I PROVIDED HERE IN THE
CITY OF SUMMER LATINO AS WELL
WITH THE FAMILY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM. UM. ONE THING I'D LIKE
TO TOUCH ON AS WELL. IS. WE NEED
TO HAVE HOUSING COMMON LINE
QUICKER. HOW WE TRADITIONALLY
BUILT HOUSING TAKES FOREVER. WE
NEED TO GET PERMITS APPROVED AND
IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BREAK
GROUNDS. IT'S A MINIMUM OF
$100,000 JUST TO BREAK GROUND
AND START DEVELOPING HOUSING. WE
NEED TO LOOK AT ZONING. WE NEED
TO LOOK AT SEQUA AND WHAT THAT
TELLS THE WHOLE PROCESS IS VERY
LENGTHY. WE ALSO HAVE A SHORTAGE
OF LABOR, UM THE SUPPLIES THAT
IS USED TO BUILD TRADITIONAL
HOUSING IS VERY EXPENSIVE, LIKE
CONCRETE WOULD ETCETERA. AND
HOUSING THAT WE NEED TO COME
ONLINE QUICKER OR TINY HOMES.
PREFABRICATED MODULAR HOUSING
THAT IS THREE D PRINTED. UM IF
YOU LOOK AT L, A COUNTY IN THE
CITY OF VALMONT, THERE IS AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
OUT THERE. THAT IS THREE D
PRINTS IT IS, UM THE AGENCY IS
LIFE ARC. LIFE A R K. AND ALL OF
ALL OF THESE UNITS ARE THREE D
PRINTED, UM THEY GET THEIR OWN
RESTROOM, AND THEY SHARE THE
COMMON SPACES LIKE THE KITCHEN
AND THE LIVING ROOM AND THEY
HAVE ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION
PROVIDING ON SITE CASE
MANAGEMENT SERVICES. SO IT'S A
PSH SEE PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND THAT'S ALL WE NEED.
WE NEED MORE PSH, MORE
PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
WE NEED HOUSING TO COME ONLINE
QUICKER, AND WE NEED TO THINK
ABOUT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO
HOUSING SO THAT IT CAN COME
ONLINE QUICKER. UM ANOTHER.
ANOTHER THING THAT I WANT TO
TALK TO TALK ABOUT RELATED TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IS A SENATE
BILL 679. SO THIS JUST PASSED
RECENTLY AS SENATE BILL 679.
WHAT ESTABLISHED THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SOLUTIONS AGENCY. AND THIS
PURPOSE THE AGENCY'S PURPOSES TO
INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN L. A
COUNTY. BY PROVIDING
SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED FUNDING
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AT A
REGIONAL LEVEL. FOR RENTER
PROTECTIONS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PRESERVATION AND YOU AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PRODUCTION AS SPECIFIED.
WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT HERE
IN THE COUNTY OF SOME BERNARDINO
AND AGENCY THAT IS SPECIFICALLY
DEDICATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND THIS
BILL IS MODELED AFTER THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY REGIONAL HOUSING
FINANCE ACT. UM. AND ONE THING I
FORGOT TO MENTION REAL QUICK AS
B 679. UM WAS PUT UP BY THE
LEGISLATOR KAMLAGER IN L, A
COUNTY. AND SO MY RECOMMENDATION
IS TO LOOK AT OUR NEIGHBORING
COUNTIES LIKE L A AND SEE WHAT
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THEY ARE
COMING UP WITHIN HOUSING. UM I
HAVE EXPERIENCED PROVIDING
DIRECT SERVICES AND SAN GABRIEL
VALLEY AND I HAVE SEEN DIFFERENT
KINDS OF HOUSING SOLUTIONS THAT
SUMMER. ANDINO COUNTING IS TO
DEVELOP AS WELL. AND LET ME GO
BACK TO THE QUESTIONS. ONE FINAL
NOTE THAT I WANT TO LEAVE OFF ON
IS I WANT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM
TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU'RE AT
THE STORE HAD A PUBLIC SPACE.
YOU'RE AT THE PARK. YOU COULD
VERY WELL RUN ACROSS THE YOUTH
OR YOUNGER DAUGHTER IS HOMELESS,
BUT YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW. MANY
OF THEM ARE HIDING IN THE
SHADOWS. MANY OF THEM ARE WERE
EMBARRASSED, JESSICA. I WAS TO
LET OTHERS KNOW THAT YOU WERE
HOMELESS. JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T
SEE US AS I MEAN THAT WE DON'T
EXIST. UM A COUPLE OF MONTHS
AGO, WE HAD A MEETING THE YOUTH
ADVISORY BOARD MEETING. WITH THE
FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HERE
IN SOME BERNARDINO TO DISCUSS
THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. AND WE
HAD ALMOST 70 YOUTH COME OUT TO
THAT MEETING. AND THE NUMBER OF
ATTENDEES HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED TO
DEVELOP MORE RESOURCES AND SORT
AND SERVICES FOR THE UN HOUSE
YOUTH. UH A LITTLE BIT OF
CONTEXT. THAT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IS FUNDING
THAT COMES DIRECTLY FROM HUD.
AND WE FINISHED APPLYING TO IT.
UM AND LATE JUNE. AND WE SHOULD
HEAR BACK ON WHETHER OR NOT WE
RECEIVED THE FUNDING END OF THIS
YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR. AND THE
PURPOSE OF THE HDP FUNDING IS,
IN A NUTSHELL. IT'S TO PREVENT
AN END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS BY
TAKING A COMMUNITY ORIENTED
APPROACH. AND LIKE HOW THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS MENTIONED
EARLIER. IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN, AND WE ALL
NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND WORK
TOGETHER AS A WHOLE. UM AND ARE
TRANSITIONING OVER TO MIKE
JONES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, ROBERT. THANK YOU. REUBEN
ECHO, RUBEN. STATS ON. UM YOU
KNOW, THEY'RE KIND OF HIDDEN IN
PLAIN SIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO
HOMELESS YOUTH, SO BREAKING DOWN
SOME OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS, UM
SAMUEL COUNTIES POINT IN TIME
COUNT HAD A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
THIS YEAR, WITH NEARLY 26%
INCREASE OVERALL. ABOUT 4200
WERE TOTAL. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
IN WHICH ABOUT 3000 WERE
UNSHELTERED. WHEN IT COMES TO
THE YOUTH, THERE WAS 11
UNACCOMPANIED. CHILDREN THERE
WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE COUNT
THAT WE'RE ALL 16 OR 17 YEARS
OLD. UM OVERALL 5% OF THE
INDIVIDUALS ON POINT IN TIME
COUNT WHERE IN THE PHD YOUTH 18
TO 24. WHICH IS UP A PERCENT
FROM LAST YEAR'S OVERALL COUNT.
UM, FOR THAT. AND THIS YEAR'S
POINT IN TIME COUNT 5% OF THOSE
WERE UNSHELTERED AND 8% WERE
SHELTERED THROUGH VARIOUS
PROGRAMS AND PROBABLY IMPACT OF
THE FUNDING THAT'S BEEN GIVEN TO
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY OVER THE
PAST SEVERAL YEARS FOR YOUTH,
HOMELESS AND BUILDING THOSE
CAPACITIES MUCH HIGHER THAN WHEN
YOU WERE SUPERVISOR HERE. UM SO
I THINK THAT SHOWS YOU KNOW SOME
OF THAT KIND OF TURNING AND IT
WAS ALMOST EQUAL AMONGST MALE
FEMALE TO WHO IS OUT ON THE
STREETS. I THINK THAT SHOWS
ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT
THEY'RE NOT DURING THE POINT IN
TIME COUNT AT 6 A.M. THERE, YOU
KNOW, OR WHEREVER THEY MAY BE,
OFTENTIMES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT,
YOU'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE THAT
VERY RARELY RUN INTO HOMELESS
YOUTH BECAUSE THEY JUST DON'T
TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE ALMOST
THERE ON THE WAY TO A FRIEND'S
HOUSE, OR IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE
THAT WHERE THEY'RE NOT. YOU
KNOW, SHARING THAT AND AGAIN
KIND OF HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT.
UM WE DO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
DURING OUR OUTREACH. UM WE HAVE
A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE OF 23%
FROM LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS TO THIS
YEAR'S NUMBERS OF 18 TO 24. UM
YOU KNOW, YOUTH INDIVIDUALS. I
THINK PART OF THAT IS, UM WE SAW
A LOT OF YOUTH DURING THE COVID
TIMES THERE WERE EXITING THEIR
HOUSEHOLDS AND STUFF, YOU KNOW,
FOR VARIOUS REASONS OR DRUG USE.
SO I THINK YOU KNOW, SOME OF
THOSE RELATIONSHIPS COULD HAVE
BEEN BUILT. UM BUT THE
SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS SIGNIFICANT
DECREASE IN THOSE NUMBERS,
COMPARABLY. AND I THINK OVERALL
YOU KNOW, MAKING THOSE IMPACTS
AND WHERE WE SEE WHERE THE YOUTH
YOU KNOW, STARTS AT A YOUNG AGE
AND WE'VE SEEN A HUGE INCREASE
WITH THE COST OF LIVING AND
INFLATION. YOU KNOW WHICH
IMPACTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, UM,
FAMILIES THAT ARE ENDING UP
HOMELESS. UM AND OBVIOUSLY
GROWING UP AS A MAN AS A YOUTH
IN THERE MIGHT BE HOMELESS. UM
AS A YOUNGER YOUTH, THEY MAY
TRANSITION, YOU KNOW, AWAY FROM
THE PARENTS AND JUST LIVE ON THE
STREET AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO
WE'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT INCREASES
OF FAMILIES THAT ARE ENDING UP
HOMELESS WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
AND THEN AGAIN, THOSE CAPACITY
ISSUES THAT REUBEN HAD MENTIONED
AND THE TIMELINES TWO THINGS.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF LOT OF, UM,
THE ALLOCATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
GIVEN. WE DO THESE BIG BOX
PROJECTS. AND I THINK QUEEN LIKE
, RUBIN SAID. WE NEED THINGS
MORE IMMEDIATE, AND A LOT OF
THOSE PROJECTS HAVE THREE YEAR
WAIT TIMES BEFORE THEY GET
THROUGH THOSE BUILDING PROCESSES
AND OPEN THEIR DOORS. IN THE
MEANTIME, WE'RE REALLY JUST
PUSHING THE ISSUE DOWN THREE
YEARS WITH THE INCREASES OVER
THE NEXT THREE YEARS BEFORE THE
BEDS THAT WE NEEDED NOW OPEN. SO
I THINK YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE SOME
MAJOR MAJOR THINGS THAT NEED TO
BE TACKLED. AS WELL AS, UM
ECHOING ON THE TINY HOMES, UM
SPACES AND THINGS LIKE THAT WERE
YOU KNOW THESE YOUNG FAMILIES
AND YOUNG ADULTS THAT MAYBE
GOING TO SCHOOL, UM, COLLEGE?
MIGHT HAVE CHILDREN INVOLVED.
BUT THOSE TINY HOMES FOR VERY
SMALL COST COMPARABLY TO THE BIG
BOX PROJECT. TRANSITION FAMILIES
OR SENIORS IN A MUCH FASTER WAY.
TO GET THEM BACK ON THEIR FEET
THROUGH HOMELESSNESS OR THEIR
THEIR TIME OF HOMELESSNESS AND
BACK INTO MAINSTREAM SOCIETY TO
MOVE BEYOND HOMELESSNESS. UM.
AND I THINK YOU KNOW WE'VE SEEN
OBVIOUSLY YOUTH HOMELESS AS A AS
A MAJOR PART OF THE STATE
FUNDING AND LIKE, RUBIN SAID THE
ALLOCATIONS ARE SET ASIDE TO A
CERTAIN AMOUNT, AND THEN FROM
THERE, IT'S LEFT UP TO LOCAL UM
LOCAL BOARDS TO THIS DECIDE IF
IT'S A HIGHER AMOUNT OR OR
THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT ALSO, YOU
KNOW, HAVING THE PROGRAMS TO BE
ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER THOSE
PROGRAMS AND LARGER AMOUNTS. UM
AND THEN, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE
COST OF THINGS IS IT MAKES IT
HARDER FOR SOME OF THESE
PROGRAMS TO GET UP AND RUNNING.
SO CERTAINLY IN SAN MARTINO
COUNTY, WITH THE UM, YOU KNOW,
LACK OF THE PHILANTHROPY SIDE
COMPARED TO SOME OF THE LARGE,
LARGER COUNTIES ARE POPULATED
COUNTIES. I THINK OVERALL, UM.
THAT YOU KNOW, WE SEE KIND OF A
STEADY NUMBER OF DURING THE
COUNT. UM I THINK IT SHOWS THE
IMPORTANCE OF DOING THE YOUTH
HOMELESS COUNT. UM YOU KNOW, AND
MAYBE SOMETHING THAT THE STATE
COULD HELP, YOU KNOW, WITH
INCENTIVES AND FUNNY AND TO BE
ABLE TO DO THAT, BECAUSE I THINK
WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE YOUTH.
AND THERE YOU KNOW SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT INTO THE YOUTH ADVISORY
BOARD AND THINGS THAT THE
INCENTIVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT
TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOUTH TO BE
FORWARD WITH THAT INFORMATION
BECAUSE THEY ARE SHY TO SHARE
THAT INFORMATION, OR OR, UM
EMBARRASSED. SO TO BE ABLE TO
GIVE THOSE INCENTIVES FOR YOUTH
TO GO COUNT YOUTH AND TO GET
THAT COUNT. I THINK WE SEE MORE
REAL PICTURE. OF THE HOMELESS
YOUTH THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY IN
ADDRESSING THAT IN A BETTER WAY
ACROSS THE STATE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOU KNOW, BRINGING
THOSE THAT IMPORTANT INFORMATION
HERE TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE
ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, UM,
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FROM FONTANA
SCHOOL BOARD. ADAM PEREZ IS ALSO
HERE, AS WELL AS SAN MARTINO
CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL. UM BOARD
MEMBER GWEN ROGERS. AND IT IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE START TO
SEE THE DEFINITION BETWEEN HUD
AND MCKINNEY. VENTO. HOW MANY,
UM, HOMELESS SCHOOL STUDENTS DO
WE HAVE IN SAN MARINO COUNTY,
BUT I'D LIKE TO OFFER THE
MICROPHONE TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
REYES FOR ANY COMMENTS YOU MIGHT
HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE
LEADERSHIP FROM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RAMOS ON THIS ISSUE. HE'S BEEN
VERY CLEAR SINCE HE WAS A
SUPERVISOR HERE AND THEN NOW IN
THE STATE ASSEMBLY VERY CLEAR
THAT THIS IS A SUBJECT THAT HE
WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF, UM
MOST, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES
TO OUR YOUTH ARE HOMELESS YOUTH.
UM AND I WANT TO SAY ALSO THAT
WHEN WHENEVER I TALK ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS OR ADDRESSING THE
ISSUE I AM SO PROUD TO ALWAYS BE
TALKING ABOUT HOPE, TALKING
ABOUT OUR PROGRAM. AND MIKE, YOU
HAVE JUST BEEN PHENOMENAL IN
THAT ROLE. UM IT MAKES A
DIFFERENCE WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO
WORK TOGETHER AT ALL LEVELS.
THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE. THAT IS A
PARTISAN ISSUE. UM IT ISN'T A
LOCAL VERSUS STATE. EVERYBODY
HAS TO GET TOGETHER BECAUSE THIS
IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT
HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. REUBEN
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN A LEADER IN
THIS SPACE, AND I APPRECIATE
THAT WHEN WE GET TOGETHER. IT
ISN'T JUST ABOUT COMPLAINING OR
YOU'RE NOT GIVING US ENOUGH
MONEY. YOU'RE NOT DOING THIS OR
YOU'RE NOT DOING THAT. IT'S
SAYING THIS IS WHAT'S NEEDED.
THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE TRIED. AND
HERE'S WHAT I'M SUGGESTING. AND
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT INNOVATIVE
IDEAS, YOU COME UP WITH THEM.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE TALKING
FROM LIVED EXPERIENCES, SO
YOU'RE ABLE TO SHARE SHARE WITH
US THINGS THAT SOMEBODY ELSE
WHO'S ONLY STUDIED IT. THEY'LL
TELL US BUT SOMEBODY WHO HAS
EXPERIENCED IT IS ABLE TO TELL
US IN A DIFFERENT WAY. YOUR
VOICE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN
THIS SPACE, AND I APPRECIATE
THAT THAT I THINK THAT WE ALL
AGREE THE ISSUE EXISTS AND
EXISTED FOR A LONG TIME. AND
EVEN THOSE PROJECTS THAT SHOULD
BE TAKING THREE YEARS BY NOW.
THEY SHOULD BE COMING TO
FRUITION IF WE STARTED THEM
THREE YEARS AGO, RIGHT? UM AND
WE CAN'T KEEP KICKING THE CAN
DOWN THE ROAD. I'M VERY GLAD
THAT THE COUNTY HAS TAKEN A
GREAT LEADERSHIP ROLE. OUR
MAYORS I SEE TWO OF OUR MAYORS
HERE. VERY IMPORTANT. THEY TAKE
THAT LEADERSHIP ROLE FOR THEIR
CITIES AND WITH THE COUNTY
TOGETHER AND WITH THE STATE, UM
IT'S THOSE COALITIONS THAT THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TALKS ABOUT.
THAT ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
BUT AGAIN, I APPRECIATE WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND
THEY WORK. UM, WE NEED RAPID.
HOUSING WE NEED PEOPLE HOUSED
PEOPLE SHELTERED ASKING
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THEY'RE
THERE. WHAT ISSUES? THEY HAVE
THAT SECONDARY. WE NEED TO HAVE
THEM HOUSED AND I APPRECIATE SO
MUCH YOUR INPUT AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THIS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU BOTH. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THAT. REMEMBER NOW IT,
REUBEN, YOU TALKED A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE MCKENNA MCKINNEY VENTO
VERSUS, HUH? DEFINITION OF
HOMELESSNESS. CAN YOU ELABORATE
A LITTLE BIT MORE ON IF WE DO
THE POINT IN TIME COUNT AND HUD
AND I KNOW WE WORKED HARD TO
HAVE A SEPARATE POINT IN TIME
COUNT DIRECTED STRAIGHT TOWARDS
HOMELESS YOUTH, AND I'LL FIND
OUT IN A MINUTE IF THAT'S STILL
GOING ON. UM BUT DO YOU BELIEVE
THAT BECAUSE OF THE TWO
DEFINITIONS THAT THE TRUE NUMBER
OF HOMELESS YOUTH HERE IN SAN
MARTINO COUNTY IS HIGHER THAN
WHAT'S BEING PORTRAYED
ABSOLUTELY SO THE HARD
DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS IS
EXCLUSIONARY OF YOUTH AND YOUNG
ADULTS AND THEIR LIVED
EXPERIENCES OF BEING IN MOTELS,
DOUBLE THE CRIPPLED UP LIVING IN
THEIR CAR. THE HER DEFINITION
DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT AND IN
ADDITION TO THE POINT IN TIME
COUNT OF 2022, THE STATISTICS
THAT WERE JUST PUT OUT OR NOT
ACCURATE. AS A DIRECT SERVICE
PROVIDER IN THE CITY OF SOME
BERNARDINO. WHEN I WORKED WITH,
SAY IN THE PAST, I WOULD GET AT
LEAST FIVE CALLS A WEEK FOR
REFERRALS. AND THAT'S JUST ONE
AGENCY. AND AGAIN THE POINT IN
TIME COUNT. UM NUMBERS ARE NOT
ACCURATE AND TO CIRCLE BACK ON
THE POINT IN TIME COUNT SPECIFIC
TO USE. I WANT TO TOUCH ON THIS
TOO MUCH BECAUSE EUNICE ABLE
WOULD DIG DEEPER. BUT WE DO HAVE
A YOUTH POINT IN TIME COUNT THAT
WE WANT TO START UP. RECENTLY
THERE WAS AN AGENCY IN THE HIGH
DESERT THAT DIDN'T UTILIZE.
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A CHAP SUE
FUNDING AND THEY GAVE IT BACK TO
THE I C H AND IT WAS RE
ALLOCATED TO FAMILY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM. WE ARE USING THIS
FUNDING TO INITIATE A YOUTH
POINT IN TIME COUNT EARLY NEXT
YEAR, ALONG WITH THE MAIN POINT
IN TIME COUNT. AND LET ME PULL
UP THE BUDGET SO WE SET ASIDE
FROM THE HFS WHO ARE FUNDING
THAT WAS RE ALLOCATED TO US. WE
PUT ASIDE $10,000 AS INCENTIVES
, 500 YOUTH POINTS AND COMBAT
PACKS WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
, WHICH IS AROUND $15 PER
BACKPACK. UM. AND THIS IS TO LET
YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS KNOW THAT
WE VALUE THEIR TIME AND THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO
PROVIDE IN THE FUTURE AND ANY
EVENTS THAT YOU STARTED INVITED
TO INCENTIVES ARE IMPORTANT.
MANY YOUTH WERE NOT ABLE TO BE
HERE BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION IS
AN ISSUE FOR THEM. SO THAT'S
ANOTHER SUGGESTION THAT I HAVE
IS IF YOU ARE GOING TO INVITE
YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO THIS
TABLE, OFFERING A FORMER
TRANSPORTATION OR IN A SENSITIVE
LIKE A GAS CARD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND DEPUTY
JONES. HE TALKED ABOUT THE 18 TO
24 YOUTH POPULATION UP BY 1. IS
THAT WHAT HAVE WE SEEN IN THE
OVERALL ALSO WITH THE
HOMELESSNESS? IS IT ALSO UP IN
SAN MARINO COUNTY? YES OVERALL
WAS UP 26% FOR A POINT IN TIME
COUNT NEARLY 1000 ON THE POINT
IN TIME COUNT. UM. AND YOU KNOW,
I THINK LIKE RUBEN MENTIONED THE
YOUTH JUST AREN'T OUT THERE. UM,
DURING THIS POINT IN TIME COUNT
, IT'S A GOOD DEFINITION. IT'S A
6 A.M. SO YOU KNOW IT'S GEARED
MORE TOWARDS THE HOMELESSNESS,
AND OBVIOUSLY, WE KNOW IT'S
GEARED MORE TOWARDS THE EAST
COAST AND THE WEST COAST WITH
THE RIGHT TO SHELTER SO THEY'RE
SHELTERED AND COULD DO THEIR
ACCOUNT A LITTLE EASIER THAN IN
THE WEST COAST, WHERE YOU KNOW
THEY'RE OUT IN THESE COMMUNITIES
, RIVERBEDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO GETTING OUR VOLUNTEERS TO
THOSE LOCATIONS OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL YEARS, SANRIO COUNTY IS
ACTUALLY USED OUR DATA TO BE
ABLE TO SHOW PEOPLE WHERE THE
HOMELESS ARE TO GET COUNTED
RATHER THAN YOU KNOW, GOING JUST
BUY A MAP WITH NO NO INFORMATION
ON IT, SO WE ARE GETTING A MORE
THOROUGH ACCOUNT, BUT I THINK
AGAIN WHEN IT COMES TO YOUTH. UM
YOU KNOW THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN
MOTELS, CARS, THINGS LIKE THAT
WERE VOLUNTEERS ARE MORE LIKELY
NOT TO CERTAINLY NOT GO TO A
MOTEL, BUT NOT LIKELY TO MAKE
CONTACT AT VEHICLES AND THINGS
LIKE THAT. THAT MCKINNEY VENTO
DEFINITION INCLUDES SO I THINK
THAT IS IMPORTANT. I THINK THE
LAST POINT IN TIME COUNT WITH
YOUTH HOMELESS. UM THEY DID RUN
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL
POINT IN TIME COUNT ON THE SAME
DAY, BUT IT WAS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND FOCUSED IN A COUPLE OF
CITIES RATHER THAN ACROSS THE
COUNTY, WHICH ALSO, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE CHALLENGES OF THE
VOLUNTEERS. UM, THE SOME OF THE
BEST WAY TO COUNT YOUTH OR WITH
YOUTH. SO TRYING TO FIND THAT
YOU KNOW THOSE GROUPS AND THOSE
INCENTIVES THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT
LIKE RUBEN MENTIONED THANK YOU
APPEARED APPEARS ALWAYS BEEN
PROVEN TO BE, UM, BENEFICIAL TO
THOSE THAT UM NO AND CAN
COMMUNICATE WITH PARTICULARLY
THE YOUTH THAT ARE OUT THERE
THAT ARE HOMELESS OF SOMEONE
THAT COULD TALK TO UM, WE HAVE
BEEN HEARING AND I'M NOT SURE IF
IT'S SHOWING IN THE DATA OR EVEN
IF THERE'S STATISTICS, BUT I
HAVE BEEN HEARING THAT THERE'S A
GROWING POPULATION. AH THOSE
THAT ARE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM
NOW BEING WHETHER HOMELESS YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS, SCHOOLS OR EVEN
HOMELESS IN GENERAL. IT WOULD BE
INTERESTING IF YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS ON THAT, OR JUST
BRINGING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION TO
KEEP AN EYE OPEN FOR THAT AND
BRING BACK INFORMATION TO US AT
A LATER DATE. YEAH I THINK WE
SEE. YOU KNOW A REGULAR, UM
INCREASE IN POPULATION WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND
MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES. UM
AND I THINK WITH GROWING NUMBER
OF POPULATION IN AMERICA WITH
AUTISM, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY
GOING TO SEE THAT IN THE
HOMELESS WORLD, UM I DON'T KNOW
THAT WE'VE SEEN A IN SOME NOT A
DIRECT QUESTION THAT'S ASKED
DURING A POINT IN TIME COUNTER
OR DURING REGULAR OUTREACH, IF
WHERE THEY ARE ON THE AUTISM
SPECTRUM AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
BUT I DEFINITELY THINK IN
REFERENCE TO DEVELOPMENTAL OR
MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES THAT
THERE'S HAS CERTAINLY BEEN AN
INCREASE ACROSS THE STATE. POINT
IN TIME COUNT AS WELL AS
LOCALLY. THANK YOU FOR THAT ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE DICE?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S, UM. DEPUTY
JONES. WOULD YOU TELL US? UM HOW
THE HOPE TEAM PARTNERS WITH
REGIONAL NONPROFITS OR OTHER
HOUSING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO
HAVE A GREATER SUCCESS RATE. SO
YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMING UP ON 10
YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS
THROUGH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SHERIFF
MCMAHON. AND NOW SHERIFF DYCUS,
WHICH IS EXPANDED THE PROGRAM
LIKE I HAD MENTIONED UM AND
REALLY, WE COULDN'T HAVE OUR
SUCCESS WITHOUT THE
COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP OF
OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTY. ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I ALWAYS TELL THE HOMELESS
FOLKS THAT WE TALKED TO ON A
DAILY BASIS IS WE DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING DIRECTLY SORRY, EXCEPT
SUCCESSES ONLY BECAUSE OF THE
COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS,
SO WE PARTNER WITH WELL OVER 350
PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
UM IN REFERENCE TO HOMELESSNESS
AND LOW INCOME AND THINGS LIKE
THAT, UM, OBVIOUSLY THE ONES
THAT SUPPLY HOUSING ARE FUNDED
FOR HOUSING THROUGH COC FUNDS OR
STATE FUNDING. UM, YOU KNOW, ARE
A HUGE PART OF THAT SO OVER THE
10 YEARS, AND I THINK A STAR
HIGHLIGHT IS THAT WE'VE RECENTLY
HOUSED OUR 3/1000 PERSON, UM,
WHICH IS ALL THROUGH
COLLABORATION OF THE GREAT
PROVIDERS OF OUR COUNTY. AND I
THINK THAT GOES TO ONE OF MY
NEXT QUESTIONS TO GIVE US SOME
EXAMPLES OF PROACTIVE MEASURES
THAT HOPE HAS UTILIZED, UM AND
ALSO TO GIVE US YOUR SUCCESS
METRICS THAT YOU USE TO ENSURE
EFFECTIVE RESULTS. YES SO, UM,
AS FAR AS PROTECTIVENESS, UM OUR
TEAM IS ONLY PROACTIVE, SO IT'S
IN OUR NAME. RIGHT? ALMOST
OUTREACH PRACTICE. UM SO WE
DON'T RESPOND TO CALLS FOR
SERVICE AT A PATROL LEVEL, SO IT
ALLOWS US TO BE PROACTIVE TO GO
INTO WHERE THE HOMELESS ARE. SO
YOU KNOW A LOT OF TIMES BEING
THAT WE'RE MORE RURAL THAN SOME
OF THE URBAN COMMUNITIES ALONG
THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND
THINGS LIKE THAT. THE HOMELESS
POPULATIONS ARE, YOU KNOW IN
RIVER BEDS AND WATERWAYS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY UP IN OUR
HIGH DESERT, YOU KNOW, SPREAD
OUT ON THE RURAL NOUS. SO WE GO
TO THOSE PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE
BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP AND AS
WELL AS WITH OUR PARTNERS, YOU
KNOW, THROUGH BEHAVIOR, HEALTH
OR ALCOHOL, DRUG SERVICE
PROGRAMS AND THE VETERAN GROUPS.
YOU KNOW, TAKE THOSE RESOURCES
TO THE PEOPLE, SO WE KNOW THAT
IN SAN MARTINO COUNTY, THE
DISTANCE TO SERVICES IS OFTEN A
CHALLENGE. UM, YOU KNOW IF WE
HAD A MENTAL HEALTH NEED, UM,
YOU KNOW TO GET TO THAT
LOCATION. AND IF YOU'RE IN THAT
ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS, HOW DO
YOU GET THERE SO BREAKING DOWN
THOSE BARRIERS IN REFERENCE TO
THE PROACTIVE NOUS IS REALLY YOU
KNOW HOW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IS THOSE PARTNERSHIPS
AND COLLABORATION AND BRINGING
THOSE PEOPLE TO THE RESOURCES TO
THE PEOPLE. AND THEN ALSO, YOU
KNOW, WITH COLLABORATION OF
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WITH OUR
INROADS TEAM, WHICH IS A
COLLABORATION OF MULTIPLE
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY TO
HELP ON STABILIZATION OF FOLKS
THAT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO
THEIR MEDICATIONS AND THINGS
LIKE THAT, AND RMC IN THEIR
FIELD MEDICINE UNDER DR
PENNINGTON IS WORKING ON HAVING
DOCTORS VISIT OUT IN THE FIELD
TO PROVIDE MEDICATIONS ON A
REGULAR BASIS, SO BEYOND THE
NURSING THINGS THAT ARE PART OF
OUR INROADS TEAM. AND THEN AS
FAR AS PERFORMANCE MEASURES, UM
YOU KNOW, SO WE DOCUMENT EACH OF
OUR CONTACTS. EACH OF OUR FOLLOW
UPS WITH INDIVIDUALS, UM AND YOU
KNOW, KIND OF SEE WHERE WE ARE
ON INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS OUR
TOTAL CONTACTS. UM SO IF WE USE
GENERAL STATS WERE AROUND 20,000
TOTAL CONTACTS AND ABOUT 13,000
INDIVIDUAL CONTACTS, SO IT SHOWS
THAT WE CONTACT THE SAME PERSON
OVER AND OVER STATISTICALLY
ACROSS THE NATION THAT SHOWS YOU
KNOW THOSE ONGOING CONTACTS. IS
WHAT GETS PEOPLE TO GET THE HELP
BUILD THAT RAPPORT THAT TRUST
WITH THEM. UM AND THEN, YOU
KNOW, KEEPING THAT DATA TO SEE
THE HOUSING PROGRAMS THAT ARE
THERE, AND OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF
THE STATE FUNDING OVER THE PAST
FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN A HUGE PART
OF THAT WITH ROOM, KEY FUNDING
AND HOME KEY FUNDING. AND I
THINK YOU KNOW THAT'S A BIG
ANSWER TO HOMELESSNESS IS HOME
KEY FUNDING WHERE THERE'S A LOT
OF MONEY THAT THE STATE HAS PUT
OUT THERE. UM AND YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE A COUPLE OF CITIES. I THINK
THEY'RE BOTH REPRESENTED HERE.
THAT ARE PUTTING IN FOR HOME KEY
DOLLARS, BUT I COULD ALWAYS USE
MORE, UM, TO PUT IN FOR THOSE
HOME KEY DOLLARS TO HAVE
SOLUTIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITY
BECAUSE WHAT WE FIND ALSO IS THE
HOMELESS THAT ARE IN THE
COMMUNITY ARE FROM THE COMMUNITY
. THEY'RE NOT MOVING ACROSS
CALIFORNIA ACROSS THE NATION,
YOU KNOW, HAVE A CONNECTION TO
THAT COMMUNITY, SO IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO HAVE SERVICES IN
THE COMMUNITY AND WHERE THE
HOMELESS ARE BECAUSE WE FIND A
LOT OF TIMES WITH THE LARGER
COMMUNITIES THAT YOU KNOW
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO FROM THE
NORTH END TO THE WEST END OR
THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I THINK
THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO
STATE HAS OPENED UP AS WELL AS
GREAT COLLABORATION AMONGST OUR
CITY AND COUNTY. THANK YOU AND
RUBEN, IF I MAY ASK, UM WHAT?
WHAT DIFFERENCE IS THERE WHEN
WE'RE DEALING WITH HOMELESS
YOUTH VERSUS THE HOMELESS ADULT?
WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND THAT WE
LIKE BEST PRACTICES THAT YOU
SEE? UM, IF YOU CAN GET MORE
PEER TO PEER MODELS, UM WE ALSO
NEED TO HAVE MORE. ENGAGEMENT
WITH YOUTH, AND YOU'RE THE DOTS
AS FAR AS LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT
RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
AND THEN USING THE LENS OF
PREVENTION INSTEAD OF INVESTING
IN S, R O S, UM SCHOOL RESOURCE
OFFICERS, WE CAN INVEST IN
THERAPIST, DRUG AND ALCOHOL
COUNSELORS. BECAUSE THAT THOSE S
R O S REALLY PERPETUATE THE
SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE AND
WHEN USED AND YOUNG ADULTS ARE
IN THE SYSTEM, AND THEY COME OUT
THIS. THEY'RE DISCRIMINATED
AGAINST. IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT
FOR THEM TO FIND EMPLOYMENT
HOUSING, ETCETERA. UM THE PEER
TO PEER MODELS, IMPLEMENTING
MORE THERAPISTS AND A O D
COUNSELORS IN SCHOOLS INSTEAD OF
HAVING S R O S UM HAVING HOUSING
COME ONLINE QUICKER. AND WE ALSO
NEED TO MAKE YOUTH AND YOUNG
ADULTS AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS AND
WHAT THEY CAN UTILIZE WITH THEIR
RIGHTS BECAUSE WE'RE IN. WE
REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE CAN
ACCESS WITH OUR RIGHTS. UM AND I
WOULD SUGGEST THOSE THINGS.
WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR THOSE QUESTIONS AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN
BRINGING THIS INSIGHTFUL
INFORMATION TO US AND SELECT
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. WE'RE
GOING TO TRANSITION TO THE
SECOND PANEL. CAN I LEAVE ONE
MORE COMMENT? UM, I REALLY WANT
TO CHALLENGE BOTH OF YOU AND
EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM TO THINK
ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY ONCE
YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS EXIT
THEIR PROGRAM. TO LOWER THE
RECIDIVISM RATE. SO THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
THEY PUT OUT THEIR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING NEWS REPORT FOR THE HOST
A AND IN THIS COUNTY, THE
AVERAGE ASKING RENT IS $1900,
AND YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE $32 AN
HOUR TO AFFORD THAT RENT, WHICH
IS 2.3 TIMES, THE 2.3 TIMES THE
STATE MINIMUM WAGE. SO REALLY
CHALLENGING YOU TO THINK ABOUT
THE AFFORDABILITY OF HOUSING.
ONCE YOU THINK YOUNG ADULTS AGE
OUT OF THEIR PROGRAM OR NO
LONGER NEED SERVICES BECAUSE YOU
CAN'T SING THE PROGRAM FOREVER.
YOU ALSO NEED YOUR OWN HOUSING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
RUBEN. THAT'S ME. THAT'S BEING
PROACTIVE IN FINDING SOLUTIONS.
RUBIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE
GONNA BE TRANSITIONING TO OUR
SECOND PANEL. UM SECOND PANEL IS
STATE AND REGIONAL APPROACHES TO
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. WE'LL HEAR
FROM VARIOUS STATE AND REGIONAL
SERVICE PROVIDERS. UM ON PANEL
TWO, WHO WILL SHARE THEIR
PERSPECTIVES, CHALLENGES AND
SUCCESSES IN DEALING WITH
HOMELESS YOUTH AND HOMELESS AND
HOW THEY ARE INCORPORATED INTO
THE PROCESS. OUR PANELISTS
INCLUDE DR TIMOTHY HAUGEN,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SAN MARINO
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH. KELLY GILROY, GILROY
GILROY GUILLORY. A STUDENT
SERVICE COUNSELOR FROM THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
REHABILITATION. TARANTINO MAYOR
HELEN TRAN AND KIM SAVAGE
ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF HOMES FOR
LIFE FOUNDATION. UM KIM'S
PRESENTATION WILL BE JOINING US
VIRTUALLY ONCE WE'RE SETTLED, DR
HAGEN COULD BEGIN. HI I'M DR
TIMOTHY HAUGEN. I'M A
PSYCHOLOGIST. I'M THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
. UM, AND HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT
OUR PROGRAMS AND THINGS, SO WHEN
I LOOKED AT THIS ONE OF THE
THINGS I THOUGHT OF WAS TO SORT
OF PRESENTED A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENTLY. I'M SORRY. IS THAT
TOO LOUD? MY YOU'RE GOOD, GOOD,
OKAY. UM AND SO I THOUGHT, JUST
LOOKING AT THE PROCESS AND THEN
FITTING IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
WITHIN THAT PROCESS, SO THE
QUESTION OF WHO IS HOMELESS,
RIGHT HOW THEY BECAME HOMELESS.
WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHILE
THEY'RE HOMELESS? HOW DO PEOPLE
GET OUT OF HOMELESSNESS? AND
THEN WHAT'S OUR ROLE AND SOME OF
THE OBSTACLES THAT WE'RE FACING
? SO THE WHO IS HOMELESS
QUESTION. I THINK ONE OF THE
NICE THINGS ABOUT THE EARLIER
PANEL IS IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTED
THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A VERY
HARD TIME KNOWING THAT FOR
CHILDREN WE DON'T EVEN HAVE
GROUPS AGREEING ON THE
DEFINITION OF THAT. BUT WE HAVE
A HANDFUL OF REPORTS THAT HAVE
COME OUT ONE. JUST TWO MONTHS
AGO, THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO,
RELEASED AN EXTENSIVE STUDY OF
HOMELESSNESS IN CALIFORNIA. AND,
UM. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME
OUT OF THAT THAT I THOUGHT WAS
VERY INTERESTING WAS THAT IN
THAT? MASSIVE EFFORT ONLY 4% OF
THE POPULATION WAS A AGED, AND
THEY DID NOT LOOK AT CHILDREN
UNDER THE AGE OF 18. AND SO
THERE WAS ZERO CHILDREN INCLUDED
IN THAT WHICH MAKES THAT A
LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO KNOW
WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCES IS, OR
ARE, UM, 27% OF THE PEOPLE WHO
WERE HOMELESS WERE PARENTS WHO
HAD CHILDREN, NOT WITH THEM, BUT
STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE SO THAT
TRAUMA OF THAT MAKES A LOT OF
SENSE IN TERMS OF THAT IMPACTING
THE. THE OTHER PLACE TO GO IN
TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN
IS ACTUALLY CHICAGO, WHICH IS
INTERESTING. THERE'S AN
ORGANIZATION THEY'RE SHAPING A
HALL THAT'S CONNECTED WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO THAT DID
AN EXHAUSTIVE SURVEY IN DEPTH
INTERVIEWS WITH HOMELESS YOUTH
IN FIVE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ONE OF WHICH
WAS SAN DIEGO, SO NOT OURS, BUT
VERY SIMILAR AND WHAT THEY CAME
BACK WITH IN TERMS OF WHO IS
HOMELESS. THEY CAME BACK WITH
ONE OUT OF 10. FOLKS WHO ARE 18
TO 24 ARE HOMELESS. HALF OF
THOSE ARE ONLY EXPERIENCING THE
COUCH SURFING. QUALITY OF THAT,
BUT ONE OUT OF 30 USE. ARE
HOMELESS. IT'S A LITTLE MORE
THAN 3. NOW ONLY 25% OF THOSE
ARE EXPERIENCING THE
COUCHSURFING LIMITED TO JUST CUP
SURFING. AND THEN I THINK IN
TERMS OF TALKING ABOUT WHO'S OUT
THERE AND WHO'S HOMELESS, WE
HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE L G B T Q
TWO S POPULATION BECAUSE THERE
VERY MUCH OVER REPRESENTATIVE
RIGHT IN TERMS OF THE POPULATION
THAT'S OUT THERE. SO ABOUT 30.
AND THE FOLKS WHO WERE OUT ON
THE STREETS WHO OUR CHILDREN ARE
LGBTQ TO US SO WHICH BY THE WAY,
IS VERY HARD TO ASSESS SO IT
COULD BE MUCH HIGHER RIGHT
BECAUSE THAT'S A VERY PERSONAL
THING TO SHARE. UM SO THIS GROUP
OF WHO'S OUT THERE, RIGHT? WELL,
THEN HOW DID THEY GET THERE?
WHAT'S THE PATHWAY TO THE
HOMELESSNESS? RIGHT? AND WHEN
YOU WHEN YOU ASK THEM AND AGAIN
, UM, INTERESTING BECAUSE THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA STUDY
FOCUSING ON ADULTS MEDIAN AGE
WAS 47 ONLY 4% WERE UNDER THE
AGE OF 25. THE MAIN REASON WHY
PEOPLE BECAME HOMELESS BECAUSE
THEY LOST INCOME. THEY WENT FROM
A PLACE BUT THEY HAD A ROOF OVER
THEIR HEAD TO A PLACE WHERE THEY
DIDN'T BECAUSE THEY LOST INCOME.
SOME OF THOSE ARE COMING OUT OF
A JAIL OR PRISON. 14. BUT
EVERYBODY ELSE WAS EITHER
STAYING IN A PLACE WHERE THEIR
NAME WAS ANNALISE OR STAYING IN
A PLACE WHERE THEIR NAME WASN'T
ON THE LEASE. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK
AT YOUTH WHO ARE HOMELESS AND
YOU TRY TO BREAK DOWN WHERE?
WHERE DID THEY COME FROM WHAT
HAPPENED IN THIS PROCESS? ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WAS
INTERESTING WAS ONE STUDY. THIS
WAS OUT OF AUSTRALIA. CAME UP
WITH FIVE DIFFERENT SORT OF
PATHWAYS FOR THE YOUTH TO BECOME
HOMELESS. AND THEY ALMOST GLOSS
OVER THE FACT THAT ALL OF THEM
HAVE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF CONFLICT
GOING ON IN THE HOME. THAT'S
100% OF THE YOUTH ARE JUST IN
CONFLICT AT HOME WITH THEIR
FAMILIES. AND I WANT TO DO THIS
STUDY IS ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD, BUT
BUT JUST READ THE FIVE REASONS
AND NOW I THINK, AS WE ARE MUCH
MORE FOCUSED ON TRAUMA. IT'S
ALMOST COMICAL, HOW THEY CAME UP
WITH FIVE DIFFERENT REASONS,
RIGHT, SO THE FIVE REASONS THEY
HAVE IS A DRUG AND ALCOHOL.
UTILIZATION BY THE YOUTH. WHO
ALSO WERE TRAUMATIZED AS A
CHILD. PRIOR TO THAT. OR
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS BY THE
YOUTH WHO WERE ALSO TRAUMATIZED.
PRIOR TO THE PROBLEMS. WE'RE
DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROBLEMS IN THE
FAMILY THAT ALSO INCLUDED ABUSE
AND NEGLECT BY THE FAMILY OF THE
USE. SO THEY HAVE THAT TRAUMA
AND THEIR FIFTH REASON IS
TRAUMA. SO WHEN I READ THAT NOW
IT'S A VERY OBVIOUS THERE'S A
CAUSE THEY'RE RIGHT IN TERMS OF
IF YOUTH ARE THERE AND
RECOGNIZED FROM A BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, PARTICULARLY
SOMEONE WHO I MEAN ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PROGRAMS THAT WE
OPERATE IS R 0 TO 5 PROGRAM,
WHICH GENERALLY DON'T HAVE TO
DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS, RIGHT?
WE GENERALLY TAKE CARE OF THOSE
FOLKS. BUT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT
ALL THE TIME IS WE'RE TRYING TO
ADJUST THE TRAJECTORY. TRYING TO
MAKE SURE THINGS GO WELL. AND SO
EVEN THERE, RIGHT? WORKING WITH
THE 0 TO 5 POPULATION, YOU'RE
TRYING TO CREATE SOLID
CONNECTIONS AND ATTACHMENTS SO
THAT YOU CAN WEATHER THE STORM
OF ADOLESCENTS RIGHT AND MAKE
AND MAKE THAT WORK WELL. SO WHEN
YOU LOOK AT THAT THE TRAUMA
BECOMES PRETTY CRITICAL SHAPING
HALL. DOES ANOTHER SPEAKS TO
THIS AS WELL. WHERE DO THESE
FOLKS HOW DO THEY GET HERE AND
THE YOUTH THEMSELVES ARTICULATE,
YOU KNOW EARLY PROBLEMS AND
FAMILIES 100% FAMILY CONFLICTS
AGAIN. AND THEY CITE THINGS LIKE
INSTABILITY DUE TO BEING IN
FOSTER CARE OR THE INSTABILITY,
RESULTING IN BEING IN FOSTER
CARE. NOT THAT THEY GO TO
HOMELESSNESS FROM FOSTER CARE,
BUT THAT THEY HAD THAT EXPOSURE.
AND THEN ABOUT 1/4 OF THEM
ACTUALLY WERE HOMELESS WITH
THEIR PARENTS. SO BACK TO THE U
. C SAN FRANCISCO STUDY. 27% OF
THOSE ADULTS HAD CHILDREN, RIGHT
, SO THIS IS A COMMON
EXPERIENCE. BUT THERE IS A
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE COMPONENT HERE. SO 31% OF
THE YOUTH RELATED THEIR OWN
MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AS TO ONE
OF THE REASONS WHY THEY BECAME
HOMELESS 21% RELATED THEIR OWN
SUBSTANCE USE AS TWO REASONS WHY
THEY BECAME HOMELESS. RIGHT, SO
THERE'S A THERE'S A IMPACT THAT
WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE ON THAT
FROM A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
PERSPECTIVE. I AM. I FEEL LIKE
I'M PROBABLY SHORT ON TIME IN
TERMS OF EXPERIENCES WHILE
HOMELESS, IT'S NOT PLEASANT.
RIGHT I THINK THE THING TO POINT
OUT IS AGAIN THE L G P T Q TWO S
SORRY. UH, MHM MORE VICTIMIZED
THAN ANYONE ELSE SHAPING HALL
REPORTS STATISTICS WHERE IT'S
JUST UPSETTING, EXCHANGING SEX
FOR BASIC NEEDS. YOUTH WERE
DOING IT 9% OF THE TIME UNLESS
THEY WERE IN THE SOUTHERN
POPULATION THAT IT WAS ALMOST
30% OF THE TIME SO THREE TIMES
AS LIKELY TO HAVE TO DO THAT. AS
WELL AS BEING VICTIMS RIGHT
TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE VICTIMS.
WATCH IT, SO I THINK THE SORT OF
COMING TO A CLOSE HERE THIS IS I
FEEL LIKE THIS IS SORT OF A
SLEEP STATEMENT, BUT THE PATHWAY
TO STABILITY IS ALWAYS SOMEBODY
HELPS, RIGHT. SO YOU CAN'T DO
THIS ON YOUR OWN. SO YOU NEED
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS THERE.
BUT THERE THERE ARE THINGS THAT
I THINK WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THE
OBSTACLES TO THE STABILITY RIGHT
? AND SO WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF
PROGRAMS THAT ARE DEALING WITH
FAMILIES AND MASSIVE CONFLICT AT
HOME BEFORE THE CHILDREN ARE
HOMELESS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO
THAT. WE HAVE A TON OF PROGRAMS
THAT WE'VE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY
FOR THE TAPE POPULATIONS, BUT
I'LL LET ANDRE SPEAK TO THOSE.
HE'S MUCH BETTER AT THAT. UM. I
THINK THE THING TO RECOGNIZE
THAT YOU YOU MENTIONED DARCY SUS
THAT WE HAVE. WE ALSO HAVE
CRISIS RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT
PROGRAMS THAT SOMEONE WHO IS
HOMELESS WITH A MENTAL HEALTH
CONDITION CAN GO TO UH, UNLESS
YOU'RE 17 UNLESS YOU'RE 16. AND
WE DON'T HAVE THAT. AND SO WHEN
YOU LOOK AT THE CHILDREN'S
SYSTEM OF CARE THAT COULD
ADDRESS THE EARLY HOMELESSNESS
OF ADOLESCENTS. WE HAVE A WHOLE
RIGHT NOW. AND SO WE HAVE PLENTY
OF PROGRAMS FOR FOLKS WHO WERE
IN FOSTER CARE OR INVOLVED WITH
PROBATION AS LONG AS THEY DON'T
NEED A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE. WE
HAVE HOSPITALS IF THEY NEED TO
GO INTO A HOSPITAL, BUT THEY
CAN'T STAY THERE VERY LONG. AND
SO THERE'S A GAP IN THE MIDDLE
THERE WHERE WHAT WE NEED IS
PROGRAM THAT WOULD ALLOW YOUTH
TO BE INSIDE A TREATMENT
FACILITY THAT, UM DOESN'T
REQUIRE THEM TO QUALIFY FOR THE
HOSPITALIZATION BUT PROVIDES A
LOT MORE STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT
AND I'M GOING TO GUESS YOU'RE
FAMILIAR WITH THE ONE THAT I'M
THINKING OF MHM. THE PSYCHIATRIC
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY
IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT HAS
NOT EXISTED IN CALIFORNIA. UNTIL
I FORGET WHEN THE BILL PASSED
SER BILL LAST YEAR LAST YEAR,
THAT'S RIGHT. AND SO THIS WILL
ALLOW US TO PROVIDE THAT LEVEL
OF STRUCTURE FOR THOSE PRE ADULT
HOMELESS FOLKS WHO ARE DEALING
WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. SAN
BERNARDINO WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO
BE AWARDED A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CONTINUUM INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
GRANT, SO WE WERE AWARDED A $51
MILLION GRANT A LITTLE BIT MORE
AND UP IN APPLE VALLEY. WE ARE
GOING TO BE BUILDING A PR TF. ON
THE SAME CAMPUS AS WE'RE GOING
TO BE BUILDING A SUBSTANCE USED
TO SORT OF RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
FOR ADOLESCENTS, AND OUR HOPE IS
THAT THOSE TWO PROGRAMS WILL
SERVE AS THAT GIANT. PIVOT POINT
, RIGHT? I MEAN, WHEN YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT 0 TO 5, YOU JUST
TRYING TO ADJUST THE TRAJECTORY.
BUT IF YOU'VE GOT A 16 YEAR OLD
WHO'S HEAVILY USING DRUGS OR
HAVING IN THE THROES OF A FIRST
EPISODE OF PSYCHOSIS. IT IS A
GIANT PIVOT THAT YOU NEED AND
YOU NEED THE HELP OF THAT
STRUCTURE, SO REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT THAT IS COMING ON BOARD FOR
US AND THE SUPPORT WE GOT FROM
THE STATE FOR THAT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THAT. NEXT WE'RE GONNA
MOVE TO OUR NEXT PANELIST KELLY.
GUILLORY. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
. I'M KELLY GUILLORY. I AM FROM
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
REHABILITATION. I ACTUALLY COVER
PRETTY MUCH A BIG PORTION OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY. AND I AM A
STUDENT SERVICES COUNSELOR. SO
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
UM, WE TAKING A LOOK AT HOW
WE'RE APPROACHING, WORKING WITH
YOUTH THAT ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING
INSECURITIES. WE LOOK AT IT FROM
AN EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT
STANDPOINT. WHAT ARE THOSE
RESOURCES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO
NEED TO HELP COMBAT? UM
HOMELESSNESS AND WE AS STUDENTS
, SERVICES COUNSELORS ARE JUST
OUR DEPARTMENT AND A WHOLE. WE
WORK DIRECTLY WITH INDIVIDUALS
THAT HAVE DISABILITIES.
DISABILITIES CAN BE MENTAL
HEALTH, INTELLECTUAL,
DEVELOPMENTAL, PHYSICAL
SUBSTANCE ABUSE HISTORY. ALL OF
THAT, SO IT GIVES US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY TAP INTO
DIFFERENT AREAS. OF WITH
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THESE
VARYING DISABILITIES. SO ONE OF
THE WAYS THAT WE HAVE, UM OUR
APPROACH IS YOU HAD MENTIONED
SOMETHING EARLIER ABOUT THAT
PERIOD APPEAR, AND WE REALLY
PROMOTE THAT PERIOD APPEAR
INTERACTION. UM, WE EVEN HAVE
CREATED. APPEARED TO PEER
PROGRAM WHERE WE HAVE STUDENTS
WORKING WITH OTHER STUDENTS TO
REALLY HELP TO DEVELOP THEIR
SELF ESTEEM TO HELP DEVELOP
THOSE NEEDED SKILLS THAT THEY'RE
GOING TO NEED IN THE WORLD OF
WORK. UM EMPLOYMENT IS A IS A
PATHWAY TO EQUALITY AND SOCIETY
. SO WHEN I'M GOING OUT TO THE
SCHOOLS, I WORK WITH THE SAN
BERNARDINO CITY SCHOOLS,
YUCAIPA, REDLANDS ALL THROUGHOUT
OUR AREAS. I FIND THAT A LOT OF
THE STUDENTS DON'T HAVE AN
UNDERSTANDING. OR MAYBE THEY
HAVE SOME UH, UNREALISTIC. I
GUESS GOALS, UM, OF WHEN THEY
GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, SO
IT'S VERY LIMITED IN THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE OF WHAT
THEY CAN DO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL,
AND WE'RE FINDING THAT A LOT OF
YOUTH ARE NOT WANTING TO GO. THE
TRADITIONAL ROUTES. UM PARENTS
ARE A LITTLE LESS LENIENT. I
WOULD SAY, AND YOU TALK ABOUT
STUDENTS BEING I THINK YOU
MENTIONED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
STUDENTS WITH AUTISM OR YOUTH,
WITH AUTISM BEING HOMELESS. AND
A LOT OF THIS IS DUE TO BECAUSE
THERE'S A LACK OF THOSE SOCIAL
SKILLS THAT ARE THERE. THERE'S A
LACK OF TRAINING OR ADVOCACY OR
NOT KNOWING HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR
WHAT THEY NEED. AND SO WE, AS
UNDER DEPARTMENT OF
REHABILITATION HAVE TAKEN ON A
WAY OF PROVIDING FIVE COURSE
SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON THE
THINGS THAT STUDENTS NEED. UM
JUST SO THAT THE WE SUCCESSFUL
AS THEY GET READY TO TRANSITION
INTO ADULTHOOD. UM WE TALK ABOUT
JOB EXPLORATION COUNSELING WHERE
WE PROVIDE THE STUDENTS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE
DIFFERENT JOB MARKETS. I BELIEVE
THE PANELISTS EARLIER. UM I
BELIEVE IT WAS REUBEN HAD TALKED
ABOUT THE AVERAGE RENT IS $1900
A MONTH AND YOU NEED TO MAKE $32
AN HOUR TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD
THAT RENT. SO WE SIT DOWN WITH
STUDENTS AND REALLY TAKE A LOOK
AT OKAY. THE JOB MARKET. WHAT
TYPE OF JOB IS OUT THERE? THAT'S
GOING TO AFFORD YOU THAT
INDEPENDENCE THAT'S GOING TO
AFFORD YOU A STABLE LIVING
ENVIRONMENT. WE ALSO TAKE A LOOK
AT THE WORK BASED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES. SO WE GIVE
STUDENTS BEFORE THEY EVEN
GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL OR
COLLEGE OR MAYBE A TRADE SCHOOL
. WE GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN ABOUT THAT WORLD OF WORK.
THERE ARE THERE GIVEN ACTUALLY
GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO DO PAID
WORK EXPERIENCES WHERE THEY CAN
GO INTO DIFFERENT AGENCIES? I
BELIEVE WITH ASSEMBLY MAN MEMBER
REYES. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A
GENTLEMAN THAT'S WORKING IN YOUR
OFFICE THAT I WORK DIRECTLY WITH
. UM AND HE'S GIVEN AN
OPPORTUNITY TO, UM GAIN SOME
WORK EXPERIENCE THROUGH JOB
CORPS AND THROUGH OTHER MEANS,
SO WE REALLY ARE TAKING APPROACH
TO DO THAT EARLY INTERVENTION
AND WE KNOW THE EARLIER THE
INTERVENTION LIKE YOU MENTIONED
ABOUT WHAT THE YOUNGER YOU THE
YOUNGER CHILDREN INTO YOUTH. WE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY
WORK WITH THEM AND GET THEM
PREPARED. SO THAT WE CAN HELP TO
COMBAT HOMELESSNESS. WE CAN HELP
TO PUT THESE YOUTH ON A ON A
TRACK THAT IS GOING TO LEAD TO
SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES. UM WE ALSO
A BIG PART OF IT. TWO IS THAT
SELF ADVOCACY COMPONENT. WE KNOW
A LOT OF YOUTH COMING OUT OF
HOMELESS COMING OUT OF COVID
REALLY ARE DEALING WITH THOSE A
LOT OF SOCIAL ANXIETY. THIS IS
WHAT I'M HEARING FROM WHEN I'M
GOING OUT TO THE SCHOOLS AND I'M
SITTING DOWN HAVING THESE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE YOUTH.
THEY'RE REALLY DEALING WITH THE
BIG ASPECT OF SORT OF SOCIAL
ANXIETY. UM A LOT OF ISSUES OF
PTSD TRAUMA. AND IT'S THEY'RE
KIND OF AFRAID TO ADVOCATE FOR
WHAT THEY NEED. SO WHAT WE DO IS
WE SIT DOWN AND WE TEACH THEM
ABOUT THOSE SELF ADVOCACY SKILLS
THAT ARE NEEDED WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY ON HOW TO GET ACCESS
TO WHAT YOU NEED. UM WHEN YOU
TALKED ABOUT ARE THE YOUTH THAT
ARE ON THE SPECTRUM, THEY REALLY
STRUGGLE LIKE WE SAID ABOUT THAT
SOCIAL COMPONENT WELL, THEY
DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACCESS THE
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
THEM. OR THEY'RE BEING DENIED BY
AGENCIES. MAYBE BECAUSE THEY
TEST TOO HIGH ON THE ACADEMIC
LEVEL, BUT THEIR COGNITIVE OR
THERE I WOULD SAY SOCIAL ASPECT
IS REALLY THERE'S A HUGE DEFICIT
THERE, SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
WAYS OF GIVING THEM WHAT THEY
NEED. AND THAT'S WHAT THE O R
DOES WE COME IN, AND WE WORK
DIRECTLY WITH THEM. WE PUMPED
THEM. WE DO MOCK INTERVIEWS WITH
THEM. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES AND
SUPPORT AND CONNECT THEM
DIRECTLY WITH A I WORK A LOT
WITH THE T A YOUTH, UM, AND
MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED FOR SUCCESS
AND LEARNING HOW TO ADVOCATE UM
WE ALSO HAVE THE POST SECONDARY
COUNSELING. THIS IS IMPORTANT
STARTS AT 16 HAVING THOSE
CONVERSATIONS OF WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO DO AFTER YOU GRADUATE,
SO IT COULD BE WHERE IF YOU PLAN
TO GO TO COLLEGE, MAYBE SOME
YOUTH DON'T WANT TO GO TO
COLLEGE. MAYBE THEY HAVE MORE OF
A COGNITIVE DEFICIT THAT MAY
LIMIT THEM AND GOING TO A
TRADITIONAL FOUR YEAR SCHOOL, SO
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER
METHODS. OTHER WAYS OF GETTING
THEM EDUCATED, GETTING THEM
CERTIFIED OR GETTING THEM
EMPLOYED. AND THEN WE ALSO TAKE
AT THAT. LOOK AT THE WORK
READINESS TRAINING GETTING THEM.
BASICALLY READY FOR THE WORLD OF
WORK, AND THAT'S OUR APPROACH IS
REALLY FOCUSING ON EMPLOYMENT
EDUCATION, MAKING SURE THAT THEY
HAVE THE RESOURCES AND THE
SUPPORT, UM, TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN
THEIR OVERALL GOALS ARE
ACADEMICALS AND THEIR VOCATIONAL
GOALS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THAT. NEXT WE'RE GONNA
HEAR FROM MAYOR OF SAN MARTINO
CITY MAYOR HELEN TRIP. GOOD
MORNING AND THANK YOU. SO
REMEMBER RAMOS FOR PUTTING THIS
TOGETHER AND GOOD TO SEE YOU,
TOO. SIMON MEMBER REYES. IT'S AN
HONOR TO BE HERE. I'M THE MAYOR
OF THE CITY OF SAN MARTINO, AND
JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
BACKGROUND OF WHAT THE CITY IS
FACING. AS FAR AS IT, UM AS
HOMELESSNESS COMING INTO OFFICE
SEVEN MONTHS AGO AND RECOGNIZING
THERE'S A CRISIS IN OUR CITY, WE
DECLARED A STATE EMERGENCY
FEBRUARY 1ST JUST THIS YEAR. UM
TO ALSO BE MINDFUL THAT THERE'S
A STORY TO BE TOLD BY THE CITY
AND THAT WE ESTABLISH A HOUSING
AND HOMELESS DIVISION THE
DEPARTMENT JUST JULY OF LAST
YEAR, UM, THAT'S CRITICAL
BECAUSE THAT TELLS YOU THAT WE
ARE TAKING ACTION. UM AND I
COMMEND MY COLLEAGUES FOR MOVING
THAT DIRECTION TO TAKE ACTION,
UM, AND HAVING A TEAM DEDICATED
TO ADDRESS THE HOMELESS EFFORT
AND WE ARE GROWING AT CAPACITY.
WE'VE SET ASIDE FUNDS OF OVER
$20 MILLION TO BUILD AND
NAVIGATION CENTER THAT IS NOT
JUST A SHELTER TO PROVIDE FOR
UNHEALTHY HOUSED, BUT IT IS A
COMPREHENSIVE WRAPAROUND
SERVICES AND THAT HAS MOVED
FORWARD SINCE THE CURRENT
EMERGENCY. WE'RE PUTTING THIS IN
THE FOREFRONT TO THE COMMUNITY
AS WE MAKE UP 36% OF THE UNHAPPY
IN THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO,
THAT IS A LARGE NUMBER. WE ALSO
, UM EVEN ESTABLISHED A HOMELESS
OUTREACH TEAM THAT LAUNCHED JUST
JUNE OF THIS YEAR. AND THAT IS A
TEAM MAKEUP OF EIGHT MEMBERS AND
REALLY GOING OUT TO OUR
COMMUNITY AND CITY AND REACHING
OUT TO THE HOUSE AND THOSE WHO
ARE FACING HOMELESSNESS WE ALSO
ESTABLISHED WITH THROUGH THE OUR
POLICE CHIEF. POLICE DEPARTMENT
, A COAST TEAM, AND THAT'S THE
COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUPPORT TEAM
, AND THAT'S A THREE PERSON TEAM
MAKING UP COMPRISED OF A FIRE
DEPARTMENT, COUNTY BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH WORKER, POLICE OFFICER
AND SUPPORT DOG AGAIN. WE'RE
EXPLORING EVERYTHING BECAUSE
IT'S NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL TO
ADDRESS THE CRISIS THAT WE'RE
FACING. YOU KNOW SOMEONE MEMBER
RAMOS I'M A STRONG SUPPORTER OF
YOUR SUDDENLY BILL 3 49 AND
TESTIFIED BOTH IN ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE INNOCENT COMMITTEE AND
THAT IS THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
. AND SO WE ARE VERY OPEN TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DO EVERYTHING
POSSIBLE TO ADDRESS THIS IN THE
FOREFRONT, UM AND FAST TRACKING
THE EFFORTS OF THE NAVIGATION
CENTER AND INTERIM HOUSING
BECAUSE FOR THE CITY ALONE, WE
NEED TO HAVE OVER 600 SHOP BED
IN ORDER TO REALLY TAKE FURTHER
ACTION. TO CLEAN UP OUR PARKS.
UM ARE YOU KNOW NEIGHBORHOODS OR
COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THAT'S AGAIN
A CRISIS THAT WE KEEP HEARING
DAILY FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
BUSINESS REMEMBERS, UM AND SO
THAT IS JUST A PICTURE OF WHAT
WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
IS THE CITY DISARMED, YOU KNOW,
AS FAR AS THE YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS, I CAN TELL YOU
BEEN OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY
IF I'VE ALREADY BEEN APPROACHED
BY MOTHER OF THREE YOUNG
CHILDREN, AGES 57 AND EIGHT AND
I APPRECIATE THAT, DR HOGAN FOR
MENTIONING WHAT THOSE TRAUMAS
MEAN AND THAT YOUNG MOTHER AND
THREE CHILDREN WERE FACING A
FAMILY CONFLICT. UM AND
IMMEDIATELY WE DIRECTED HER AND
HER THREE YOUNG CHILDREN TO
RESOURCES AND THANK YOU TO
SALVATION ARMY FOR TAKING THEM
IN AND PROVIDING THE SERVICES
NEEDED. IT'S CONNECTING THE
SERVICES AND RESOURCES WHEN THEY
DON'T KNOW, AND THAT IS THE
BIGGEST THING THAT I'M SEEING
TONIGHT AND I ECHO WITH MY
COLLEAGUES UP HERE THAT IT'S THE
INFORMATION RESOURCE THAT NEEDS
TO BE PROVIDED TO OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. THOSE WHO ARE FACING
THE THIS, YOU KNOW SITUATIONS
ARE FACING THE ANOTHER MOTHER
AND A DAUGHTER THROUGH MY
CHILD'S PRESCHOOL AS LIVING IN
THE CAR. UM AND IT'S JUST
DISHEARTENING, CONNECTED THE
MOTHER AND THE YOUNG DAUGHTER TO
SERVICES THROUGH OUR CITY TO
MAKE SURE THEY FIND HOUSING OR
TEMPORARY TO KIND OF GET THEM
OFF OUT OF THEIR OWN CARS OR
THEIR CAR TO LIVE IN AND IT IS
SOMETHING THAT IS VERY RELEVANT
. THAT IS ACT HAPPENING
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE ARE 62
SQUARE MILES, SO WE HAVE A LOT
OF ISSUES. I WENT TO FACE AND I
AGREE WITH RUBEN, WHO MENTIONED
ABOUT THE POINT TIME COUNT. THE
NUMBER IS NOT TRULY REFLECTIVE
OF WHAT'S REALLY OUT THERE,
ESPECIALLY YOUTH. AND IF WE
COULD DO MORE TO REALLY FOCUS ON
ZERO IN ON HOW WE CAN IDENTIFY
OUR YOUTH, HOMELESSNESS THROUGH
EFFORTS AND PARTNERING WITH OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHERE THE
COUNTY PARTNERS WITH OUR
NONPROFITS OR FAITH BASED, I
THINK WE COULD REALLY BE MORE
IMPACTFUL. UM AS ALL MEMBERS AND
LEADERS IN OUR RESPECTIVE ROLES
TO REALLY TACKLE THE ISSUES THAT
WE'RE SEEING IN FRONT OF OUR
EYES, AND IT'S YOU KNOW? IT'S
VERY UNFORTUNATE AND MY HEART
GOES OUT TO THOSE WHO ARE FACING
THIS SITUATION, AND WE'RE HERE
AS LATER TO REALLY HELP. UM,
ADDRESSED THE ISSUE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR YOUR
PRESENTATIONS AND A LOT OF
KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SHARED
THAT'S DRASTICALLY NEEDED TO BE
HEARD. UM CERTAINLY ANY COMMENTS
FROM THE DIETS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RACE? THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. UH WE TALKED
ABOUT SUBGROUPS, AND I KNOW YOU
SPECIFICALLY TALKED ABOUT LGBT Q
YOUTH. UM WE THAT IS CLEAR. I
MEAN, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE
NUMBERS OF HOMELESS THEY
REPRESENTED A GREATER NUMBER OF
OUR HOMELESS. UM SUICIDE RATE. I
MEAN, EVERYTHING THAT WE LOOK
AT, UM WHAT SPECIFICALLY? CAN
AND DOES THE COUNTY Dð. FOR THAT
SUBGROUP. I THINK THE TO MAKE
SURE THERE'S I UNDERSTAND. I'M
SO SORRY. THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT
THAT, SAYING THE MAIN THING IS
REALLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT
OUR PROVIDERS ARE TRAINED AND
KNOWLEDGEABLE TO WORK
EFFECTIVELY WITH THE POPULATION
THAT MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM
YOURSELF RIGHT AND BE ABLE TO
CONNECT AND CREATE ENVIRONMENTS
THAT ARE SAFE. UM, I THINK ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT. IT AT LEAST
FOR ME. IT'S A SORT OF A SOURCE
OF PRIDE IS THAT THE FOLKS WHO
OPERATE OR ONE STOP TASTE
CENTERS SEEM TO BE VERY SKILLED
AND MAKING SURE EVERYONE IS
INCLUDED. RIGHT AND SO I THINK
THAT'S THAT'S A LOT OF IT. WE
NEED TO DO MORE, THOUGH, AND I
THINK EXPLORING THAT I KNOW AT
LEAST IN CHILDREN'S. WE HAVE A
SMALL GROUP TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW DO WE PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT
TO THE PEOPLE PROVIDING SERVICES
TO THIS POPULATION? AND
HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME
UP WITH SOME GOOD IDEAS. THAT'S
DEFINITELY NEEDED. THANK YOU. I
KNOW THAT IN RIVERSIDE. I WORKED
WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES
AND GAVE MALDONADO FROM TO
REVOLUTION. TO GIVE TO PROVIDE
$10 MILLION THROUGH OUR BUDGET.
WE LOOK FOR SAN BERNARDINO AND I
KNOW I'M WORKING WITH THE MAYOR
WITH THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE
HERE IN SAN BERNARDINO. I KNOW
I'LL BE WORKING WITH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS. UM BUT
THE THEY PROVIDED A LITTLE
VILLAGE. UM WHERE YOU HAVE
HOUSING ITS WRAPAROUND SERVICES
COUNSELING. YOU HAVE EVERY
SERVICE THAT COULD BE THAT COULD
BE PROVIDED AND IT WAS AIMED AT
OUR LGBTQ YOUTH. SPECIFICALLY
THEY JUST RECENTLY HAD THE GRAND
OPENING. IT'S A GREAT SUCCESS
STORY, AND THE NEXT ONE WILL BE
IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. AND IF
THE MAYOR HAS HER WAY, IT WILL
BE SENT BERNARDINO CITY, SO
THAT'S THE NEXT THING WE'RE
LOOKING FOR. SO THANK YOU. THANK
YOU FOR THAT, UM UM, FUNDING
STREAMS. UM WHAT ARE THE FUNDING
STREAMS AT THE CITY AND THE
COUNTY HAVE? UM AND WHAT CAN THE
LEGISLATURE DO OTHER OTHER
PROGRAMS THAT YOU FEEL THAT WE
SHOULD BE HELPING TO FUND THAT
YOU'VE SEEN SUCCESS IN ANOTHER
COUNTIES OR OTHER CITIES? UM
THAT YOU FEEL NEED TO BE ON OUR
RADAR VERY SPECIFICALLY. THANK
YOU FOR THE FUNDING THAT IS
ALWAYS NEEDED. UM I COULD TELL
YOU, UM, WITH THE NAVIGATION
CENTER, WHICH IS A HUGE EFFORT
AGAIN IS GOING TO PROVIDE
COMPREHENSIVE ALL AROUND
WRAPAROUND SERVICES. CONTINUUM
OF CARE WERE FIRST DEVELOPMENT,
PERMANENT HOUSING TO TRANSITION
THEM TO PUBLIC HOUSING. AND IT'S
FOR ALL POPULATION, NOT JUST A
CERTAIN POPULATION. SO THAT'S
GONNA BE A HUGE EFFORT TO
UNDERTAKE. AND I KNOW THE COUNTY
HAS ALREADY SET ASIDE 3 MILLION
FOR US TO HELP WITH THAT EFFORT,
BUT WE STILL NEED MORE BECAUSE
AS WE ARE BUILDING THIS
AGGRESSIVELY, UM AND WE WANT TO
LAUNCH THIS NEXT YEAR, SO IT'S
NOT GONNA BE 12 TO 18 MONTHS.
EFFORT IS GOING TO BE A 7 TO 8
MONTHS EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THIS
HAPPENS. SO THAT IS THE HELP
THAT WE WILL WANT TO HAVE. OUR
LEGISLATORS REALLY HELP US
THROUGH. AND OF COURSE WHAT YOU
JUST MENTIONED ABOUT THE LGBTQ
YOUTH LOOKING AT THAT WOULD BE
GREAT TO EXPLORE TO MAKE SURE
THAT POPULATION IS NOT JUST, UM,
IGNORED OR NEGLECTED THAT THERE
IS HELP FOR THEM TO AS WELL. SO
UM, IT'S REALLY ENGAGING WITH
OUR LEGISLATORS AND OUR PARTNERS
ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OUR
PLAN. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
I'M CONSTANTLY IN DISCUSSION
WITH OUR SUPERVISOR JOE BACA, A
JUNIOR. AND IN REGARDS TO OUR
PLAN TO CONTINUE THE EFFORT
BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND CITY BUT
ALSO WITH OUR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AND IN OUR CONGRESSMEN, SO IT IS
A CONSTANT DIALOGUE THAT NEEDS
TO HAPPEN, BUT I WILL KEEP YOU
UP POST AS FAR AS THE NEEDS.
THANK YOU. WONDERFUL. UM IN THE
IF WE WERE TO ASK, WHO IS THE
PERSON FOR THE COUNTY AND WHO IS
THE PERSON FOR THE CITY?
BECAUSE, OFTENTIMES, UM, I WILL
TELL YOU WE HAD A HEARING. UM
AND WHETHER SUBCOMMITTEES THAT I
SIT ON FOR BUDGET IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, AND WE HAD OUR
SECRETARY OF STATE SHIRLEY WEBER
DOCTOR, SHIRLEY WEBER. COME AND
TESTIFY. AND SHE SPENT ON THE
JOB NOT VERY LONG AND AS SHE WAS
ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS, SHE
SAID THAT THE FIRST THING THAT
SHE DID WAS TO FIND OUT WHERE
THE BUCK STOPS IF SHE NEEDS
SOMETHING ON HOMELESSNESS.
THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE BUT ON
VOTING IN THE COUNTY OR WHATEVER
THE ISSUE IS. SHE KNEW ONE
PERSON THAT SHE WENT TO AND THAT
WAS THE PERSON THAT WAS IN
CHARGE. SO IF THERE IS AN ISSUE
OFTEN TIMES WE'RE SET. WE'RE
TOLD THIS IS THE PERSON AND THEN
THAT PERSON SAYS, WELL, WE NEED
TO TALK TO THIS PERSON. WE NEED
TO TALK TO THIS PERSON SO FOR
THE COUNTY AND FOR THE CITY. IS
THERE ONE PERSON THAT WE SAY
THIS IS THE PERSON THAT WE GO TO
WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS? AND YOU SAY THAT
YOU JUST, UM, STARTED A NEW A
NEW DIVISION, UM, FOR HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS. SO YOU HAVE
ONE PERSON. THEN THAT IS
CASSANDRA SERIOUSLY, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR CASSANDRA SERIOUSLY
WITH THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
WONDERFUL AND FOR THE COUNTY.
WHO IS THAT ONE PERSON? THAT IS
A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK IN
MANY WAYS WE HAVE SO MANY
EFFORTS TRYING TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS THAT AT THIS POINT,
IT WOULD BE THE CEO S OFFICE.
THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE ONE
PERSON I KNOW. I REALIZE I'M NOT
NAMING A PERSON, SO THAT'S PART
OF THE PROBLEM. GREAT QUESTION.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT BACK AND
SEE. HOW DO WE? HOW DO WE
STREAMLINE THAT? I KNOW IN THE
DEPARTMENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
THAT ONE PERSON WOULD BE DOCTOR
YOSHIOKA TO UM, BUT RIGHT BELOW
THAT YOU'VE GOT FOUR PEOPLE AT
THE DEPUTY LEVEL, ALL INVOLVED
IN ONE PART OR ANOTHER REGARDING
OUR EFFORTS FOR HOMELESSNESS.
AND IT ISN'T MEANT TO PUT
ANYBODY ON THE SPOT. IT'S JUST
THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I
LEARNED FROM DR WEBBER AND I
THOUGHT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
IS SO IMPORTANT. IF WE HAVE AN
ORGANIZATION WE NEED TO KNOW WHO
IS THE ONE PERSON THAT IS
ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE. THAT HAS
TO RECEIVE ALL OF THE
INFORMATION AND DISSEMINATE
WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE
DISSEMINATED BUT RECEIVES ALL OF
THE INFORMATION IS AND IS
ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE TO GIVE
ANSWERS SO. THERE'S THERE WE
HAVE THE HOMEWORK. THANK YOU
ALL. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE DO. UM HAVE
ANOTHER SPEAKER. WHO'S GOING TO
BE JOINING US REMOTELY ON ZOOM,
UM KIM SAVAGE IS A TECHNOLOGY
WORKING. YOU CAN SEE. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? YES. OKAY. EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING
HOMES FOR LIFE FOUNDATION TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS HEARING. I'M
AN ATTORNEY WHO HAS REPRESENTED
HOMES FOR LIFE. FOR PROBABLY 20
YEARS. UM I HAVE A
SPECIALIZATION OF ASSISTING
NONPROFIT, AFFORDABLE AND
SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING DEVELOPERS
IN GETTING THEIR PROJECTS BUILT
WHAT I MEAN BY GETTING THEIR
PROJECTS BUILT IS WORKING
THROUGH LAND USE AND ZONING
IMPEDIMENTS. AND COMMUNITY
OPPOSITION THAT OFTEN ARISES
WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UM HOMES FOR
LIFE FOUNDATION. IS A NONPROFIT
WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY,
PROVIDING SERVICE ENRICHED,
TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL
DISABILITIES, MANY OF WHOM ARE
FORMERLY HOMELESS. THEY PERFORM
THE DUAL ROLE OF DEVELOPER AND
SERVICE PROVIDER BECAUSE THEY
HAVE A WEALTH OF DEEP
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WORKING
WITH YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH
MENTAL DISABILITIES. SINCE 1986
. THEY HAVE DEDICATED THEIR WORK
TO REVOLVING DOOR SYNDROME TO
ELIMINATING THAT OF INDIVIDUALS
IN AND OUT OF SHELTERS TO
DEVELOP TRANSITIONAL AND
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR
MARIE, HOMELESS, YOUTH AND
ADULTS. WE WERE INVITED HERE
TODAY BECAUSE I BELIEVE HOMELESS
FOR LIFE FOUNDATION IS THE ONLY
NON PROFIT IN THE STATE. THAT
HAS SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED AND
CONTINUES TO OPERATE HOUSING ON
ONE OF THE FIVE STATE HOSPITAL
CAMPUSES METRO AND WE KNOW THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS HAS
INTRODUCED A B 3 49. WHICH WOULD
ALLOW THE STATE TO BEGIN LEASING
SURPLUS VACANT LANDS ON PATTON
FOR HOUSING. UH THE DETAILS OF
WHAT MIGHT DEVELOP FROM THAT ARE
UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, BUT WE ARE
EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THAT,
HAVING BEEN AND NOW BEING THE
ONLY PROVIDER OF HOUSING ON THE
METRO CAMPUS. SO THE
PRESENTATION TODAY WILL BE A
SNAPSHOT. BOTH THE TAE HOUSING
THAT HOMES FOR LIFE PROVIDES AS
WELL AS THE HOUSING THAT THEY
PROVIDE ON THE METRO CAMPUS. I
APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I GO A
LITTLE BIT, UM, OVER THE TIME
LIMIT, BUT I THINK THAT, UM THE
PRESENTATION TODAY WILL BE A
NICE COMPLIMENT TO, UM TO THE
OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
SPEAKERS. SO IN TERMS OF TAE
HOUSING HOMES FOR LIFE DEVELOPED
AND CONTINUES TO OPERATE THREE
HOMES FOR 18 EMANCIPATED YOUTH
AGES. 8 TO 21, WHO HAVE EXITED
THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. THE
HOUSES ARE LOCATED IN ALHAMBRA
AND SAN GABRIEL. THE FIRST TWO
OPENED IN 2004, AND THE NEXT ONE
YEAR LATER. THESE PROGRAMS ARE A
COLLABORATION OF L. A COUNTY
DMH. AND L. A COUNTY CDC. THE
PROGRAMS ARE LOCATED IN SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES IN LOW DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL ZONES TO CULTIVATE
SUPPORTIVE FAMILY LIKE
ENVIRONMENT THAT MANY OF THE
EMANCIPATED YOUTH HAVE NEVER
EXPERIENCED. THE CEA HOUSING IS
REALLY A MODEL FOR YOU REACHING
OUT TO YOUTH WHO HAVE EXITED
FOSTER CARE AND AT RISK OF
HOMELESSNESS. THE HOMES PROVIDE
A PROGRESSION TO INDEPENDENT
LIVING, AND THE RESIDENTS ARE
PROVIDED WITH AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY
OF SERVICES AND LIFE SKILLS
TRAINING DURING THEIR TWO YEAR
RESIDENCY. TYPICAL TAE DAY
STARTS WITH OF COURSE BREAKFAST
BUT THEN COMPLETING MORNING
CHORES AS PART OF THE HOUSEHOLD
RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING A
HOME. DURING THE DAY. THEY WORK
WITH THE COUNSELOR ON LIFE
SKILLS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE
MONEY MANAGEMENT, JOB SEARCH JOB
DEVELOPMENT, INTERVIEWING SKILLS
AND G E D STUDIES. A PORTION OF
THE DAY IS SPENT AS ANY OTHER
YOUNG ADULT WOULD SPEND HANGING
OUT WITH FRIENDS ENGAGING IN
EXERCISE, UM, SOCIALIZING, AND
THEN, UM, THE RESPONSIBILITIES
ARE REITERATED AGAIN IN THE
EVENING WHERE THE YOUTH HAVE
ADDITIONAL CHORES TO MAINTAIN
THEIR HOUSEHOLD AND THE FAMILY
LIKE ENVIRONMENT, AND THEY'RE
ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING THEIR
LAUNDRY AND OTHER KINDS OF ADULT
RESPONSIBILITIES. UM ON A BI
WEEKLY AND MONTHLY BASIS, THEY
HAVE MEETINGS AND THEY WORK ON
TRANSITION PLANS FOR EXITING TO
COMPLETE INDEPENDENT LIVING
OUTSIDE OF THE OF THE TAPE
PROGRAM. THERE ARE A LOT OF
SUCCESS STORIES, SOME OF WHICH
YOU CAN READ ON THE WEBSITE OF
HOMES FOR LIFE, BUT JUST A FEW
EXAMPLES ARE THE OVERALL MESSAGE
ON THE SUCCESS STORIES IS THAT
THE YOUNG ADULTS ARE TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY AND KEEPING
COMMITMENTS, INCLUDING YOUTH
VOLUNTARILY AGREEING TO FOLLOW
THEIR LEGALLY PRESCRIBED
MEDICATIONS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF
PROMPTING FROM PROGRAM MANAGERS.
OPENING SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH
THEIR PROGRAM STIFLE IN
PREPARATION FOR LIVING
INDEPENDENTLY AND NEEDING TO BUY
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. UM FINDING JOBS
AND KEEPING JOBS AND GETTING
THEIR G E. D S. THE STATISTICS
FOR HOMES FOR LIFE. TAPE
PROGRAMS ARE QUITE IMPRESSIVE.
OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. 85% OF
THE YOUTH LEAVE HAVING COMPLETED
THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS,
WHICH THEY HAVE PREPARED AT THE
OUTSET OF JOINING THE TEA HOUSE
WITH A CASE MANAGER. ALMOST 70%
GET A GED. AND THERE'S A 95%
DECREASE IN HOSPITALIZATIONS. WE
VIEW THE TAPE PROGRAMS AS
FILLING THE GAP BETWEEN
EMANCIPATION FROM FOSTER CARE
AND READINESS FOR INDEPENDENT
LIVING. WITHOUT A AND OTHER
PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON YOUTH.
HOMELESSNESS YOUNG ADULTS TOO
OFTEN END UP ON THE STREETS.
THEY EXPERIENCED CHRONIC
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEMS DEVELOP SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDERS. AND THEY SUFFER
TRAUMATIZING VIOLENCE. HOMELESS
FOR LIFE TO HOUSING PROVIDES A
STABLE HOME FOR UP TO TWO YEARS
. THE FULL RANGE OF SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES. YOUNG ADULTS LEAVE TAE
READY TO USE THEIR FULL
POTENTIAL IN LEADING, PRODUCTIVE
AND HEALTHY LIVES. I'M NOW
SWITCH OVER TO TALKING ABOUT
METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL, AND
WHEN I TALK ABOUT IT, I JUST
ABBREVIATED AND REFERRED TO IT
AS AS METRO. AMONG HOME FOR
LIFE. MANY DEVELOPMENTS. THEY
HAVE BEEN OPERATING FOR MORE
THAN 18 YEARS, THREE AWARD
WINNING RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
PROGRAMS ON THE METRO CAMPUS.
EACH OF THE BUILDINGS USED THREE
RENOVATED VACANT HISTORIC
PROPERTIES TO CREATE THIS
HOUSING. A MULTITUDE OF
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES WERE
INVOLVED IN THE METRO CAMPUS
DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING STATE
DMH. L. A COUNTY DMH. L. A
COUNTY, CDC STATE HCG. AND HUD.
NOTE THAT AT THE TIME THAT THESE
HOMES WERE BEING DEVELOPED, THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALS
WAS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DMH.
IT IS NO LONGER THIS WAY. AND,
OF COURSE, IN ADDITION TO ALL
THESE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
BEING INTERESTED IN THIS NOVEL,
APPROACH, THE MENTAL HEALTH
COMMUNITY AND HEALTH AND HOUSING
ADVOCATES WERE EXTREMELY
EXCITED. APPROPRIATE VACANT.
BUILDINGS FOR HOMES FOR LICE
HOME FOR LIFE TO LEASE AND
RENOVATE IDENTIFIED AND THUS
BEGAN WHAT BECAME A 10 YEAR
PROCESS FOR HOMES FOR LIFE TO
SECURE LONG TERM PEACE, HOLD
INTERESTS AND FUNDING FOR THE
FREE HOUSING PROGRAMS. YOU HEAR
THE PHRASE IT TOOK A VILLAGE AND
THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF
SOMETHING THAT REALLY TOOK A
VILLAGE, A TEAM OF ARCHITECTS,
BUILDERS. ENGINEERS AND LEGAL
COUNSEL WERE INVOLVED IN WEEKLY
MEETINGS FOR ESSENTIALLY A
DECADE, BUT IT WAS TRULY WORTH
IT. ALMOST FOR LIFE. CEDAR
STREET OPENED IN 2005. IT'S A
STATE LICENSED SERVICE ENRICHED
TRANSITIONAL RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
FOR 18 ADULTS WITH MENTAL
DISABILITIES. DURING TWO YEARS
OF THE RESIDENTS, LIBBETS CEDAR
STREET PROVIDED LIFE CHANGING
SERVICES TO ADDRESS PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS TO SKILLS
CLASSES AS WELL AS CONTINUOUS
CASE MANAGEMENT. THE RESIDENTS
HAVE THE FREEDOM TO COME AND GO
FROM THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
FURTHER BUILDING UPON
INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS
NECESSARY OR TRANSITIONING OUT
OF THE PROGRAM. THERE ARE TWO
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS ON THE CAMPUS
AND THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
LICENSURE THEY ARE IN
INDEPENDENT APARTMENTS. ONE IS
BIRCH GROVE APARTMENTS, AND THE
OTHER IS ELM STREET. THEY OPENED
IN 2007, AND THEY OFFER A
DIFFERENT BUT EQUALLY SUCCESSFUL
MODEL FOR PROVIDING HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMERLY
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL
DISABILITIES. BOTH PROPERTIES
PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WITH
A LOT OF SERVICES AVAILABLE.
THEY HAVE INDEPENDENT APARTMENTS
, AND SOME OF THEM HAVE THEIR
OWN KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS. AND
IN THE OTHER BUILDING, THERE ARE
SHARED KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS.
BOTH BUILDINGS HAVE A GUARD AT
THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF VISITOR'S
LOUNGE LAUNDRY FACILITIES THERE,
LANDSCAPED AND PARKING IS
PROVIDED. RESIDENTS PAY 30% OF
THEIR INCOME. AND UM, THEIR CASE
MANAGERS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST
WITH ALL THE LIFE SKILLS THAT
I'VE PREVIOUSLY PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED IN SO SINCE HOMES FOR
LIFE IS FRANKLY, EXTREMELY
EXCITED ABOUT A B 3 49 WE WANTED
TO JUST DISCUSS AT THE END OF MY
PRESENTATION KIND OF LESSONS
LEARNED FROM THE DEVELOPMENT.
METRO AND POSSIBLY APPLICABLE TO
DEVELOPMENT AND PATENT. THE
OVERARCHING, ESSENTIAL ELEMENT.
IS BUYING OR HAS SOME HAVE SAID.
DURING THE PRESENTATIONS TODAY
PARTNERSHIP BUT BY IN. FROM THE
VARIOUS STATE GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS THAT WILL IN ANY WAY
TOUCH. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
HONESTLY HOSPITAL CAMPUS. AS
WELL AS CITIES AND COUNTIES NEAR
PATENT NEED TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF
THE PROGRAM. AND NEIGHBORS AND
THE HOSPITAL ITSELF BECAUSE YOU
HAVE A STATE HOSPITAL OPERATING
THERE, AND NOW YOU ARE BRINGING
IN A NEW ELEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT.
FRANKLY THE PROJECT NEEDS A
CONSISTENT CHAMPION OR A TEAM OF
CHAMPIONS WITHIN STATE
GOVERNMENT WILL HELP MOVE THE
DEVELOPMENT AND LISA PROCESS
ALONG. ASSISTANT REMOVING
BUREAUCRATIC AND OTHER
IMPEDIMENTS TO THE PROJECT. AND
RUN INTERFERENCE WITH COMMUNITY
AND NEIGHBORHOOD OPPOSITION.
WITH THIS CONTINUITY AND LONG
TERM COMMITMENT DEVELOPMENT
SHOULD TAKE FAR LESS THAN 10
YEARS. AND THE DOORS SHOULD BE
OPEN. THE COMMUNITY. THE. THE
COMMUNITY. GAINS GREATLY BY
HAVING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS,
YOUNG AND OLD AND IN PERMANENT
OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
LEGISLATION IN FURTHERANCE OF
HOUSING ON STATE HOSPITAL
CAMPUSES REQUIRES A FRAMEWORK
THAT WILL ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO
DEVELOPMENT. IN ORDER TO ATTRACT
NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS, THE
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND FUNDING
THAT MECHANISMS MUST BE
STREAMLINED AND ACCOMMODATING.
LEAST UP SHOULD BE A
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT
ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF THE
DEVELOPER AND SERVICE PROVIDER
IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN HERMAN
HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES AND THOSE WHO ARE
HOMELESS. THANK YOU, AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING
TIME TO JOIN US VIA ZOOM. UM
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PANEL AS
THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
DIOCESE. NO, I WAS I WAS VERY
COMPLETE. I THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
HAVE I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS JUST
FOLLOWING UP WITH A DIFFERENT
PRESENTERS. UM. WITH DR HOGAN
30% OF THE CHILDREN. I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT STATISTIC
WAS RIGHT. THAT 30% OF THE
CHILDREN, UM, THAT ARE
IDENTIFIED AS HOMELESS ARE
WITHIN, UM LGBT Q PLUS
POPULATION. YES. YES, I WAS JUST
READING FROM. I WILL LEARN HOW
TO USE A MICROPHONE. I PROMISE.
HMM YES, 30% THANK YOU. AND I
KNOW WITH MY COLLEAGUE, YOU KNOW
, WE SIT ON SOMEONE BUDGET AND
WE HEAR A LOT OF THE
PRESENTATIONS AND WE KNOW THAT
THERE IS A HIGH HIGH AREA OF L G
B T Q PLUS POPULATION AS WELL AS
THE NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION
THAT CONTINUES TO SUFFER AT A AT
A HIGH RATE DID ANY OF THE DATA
FROM SAN FRANCISCO OR CHICAGO
ALLUDE TO ANY OF THAT, AS FAR AS
THE NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION?
SO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
THE RECENT ONE, WHICH MASSIVE
STUDY IT'S AMAZING TO LOOK
THROUGH. IT JUST CAME OUT IN
JUNE. THEY INDICATED THAT THERE
WERE TWO POPULATIONS OVER
REPRESENTED. ONE WAS BLACK AT
27% OF THE POPULATION. THE OTHER
ONE WAS INDIGENOUS AT 12. THANK
YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN THE STUDY
YOU MENTIONED FROM CHICAGO. I
BELIEVE, UM, SAID THAT THERE WAS
ONE OUT OF 10 YOUTH THAT ARE
HOMELESS. IS THAT CORRECT? ONE
OUT OF 10 AGED 18 TO 24 1 OUT OF
30 AGED 13 THROUGH 17. AND IN
THE ONE OUT OF 10, THE 18
THROUGH 24. HALF OF THOSE
COUCHSURFING IS THE WAY TO STUDY
CALLED IT RIGHT, SO THEY MEET
THE MCKINNEY VENTO DEFINITION.
UM AND THEN FOR THE YOUNGER
POPULATION 25% OR COUCHSURFING.
EVEN AT THAT. IT'S ALARMING. UM
FOR US TO HEAR THAT STATISTIC
AND I DON'T I DON'T WANT IT TO
BE LOST IN THE PRESENTATION OF
THAT STATISTIC, ONE OUT OF 10
OUT OF 10 THAT WE'RE SEEING, UM
, WHEREVER WE'RE AT AGAIN BRINGS
BACK TO HOME. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
HOMELESS. IT'S NOT US VERSUS
THEM. IT'S ALL OF US. IT'S OUR
FAMILY MEMBERS. IT'S OUR
COMMUNITY, AND IN MANY TIMES IT
COULD BE OUR OUR COWORKERS AT
WORK. THIS IS A COMMUNITY ISSUE,
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE
STATISTICS RESONATE. UM ALSO, I
MEAN, I HEARD THAT STATISTIC AND
ASIDE REPORT BY SOMEBODY ELSE,
THEN BELIEVE IT JUST DOESN'T
SOUND REASONABLE. AND SO I
REALLY DID LOOK INTO THAT AND
SHAPING ALL DID A PHENOMENAL JOB
. I MEAN, I THINK THE SURVEY
THAT THEY CONDUCTED INCLUDED
SOMETHING LIKE 22,000. YOU FUN,
SO I MEAN, IT REALLY WAS VERY
PROFOUND IN TERMS OF THE
RESEARCH BEHIND THIS, UM SO I'VE
COME TO BELIEVE ONE OUT OF 10
AND ONE OUT OF 30. IT WAS ASKED
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE CAN HELP
WITH REMOVED A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THEY GOT SIGNED INTO
LAW IDENTIFYING CYCLING,
PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL
TREATMENT CENTERS TO GAIN
FUNDING WITH A CHANGE IN THE
DEFINITION, AND WE'RE PROUD TO
SEE THAT THAT IS ONGOING. THE
FRUITION OF THAT BILL IS BEING
IMPLEMENTED HERE IN SAN MARTINO
COUNTY, SO WE ARE WORKING
TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE
ADDRESSING. UM THESE COMPONENTS
BUT ALSO, UM, HEARING THE PEER
TO PEER UM WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
THE REHABILITATION PERIOD APPEAR
NOW THAT SEEMS TO BE WHERE THE
SUCCESS MODELS ARE AT. DO YOU
THINK THAT THERE'S ENOUGH PERIOD
APPEAR, UM, DISCUSSION GOING ON
OR IS THERE STILL PROGRAMS OUT
THERE? THAT KIND OF SHY AWAY
FROM THE PEER TO PEER I WOULD
SAY THAT I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S
PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO TAKE
MORE. LOOK AT THE PERIOD APPEAR
FORMAT. UM WHAT WE FOUND TO BE
SUCCESSFUL OVER THE PAST FEW
YEARS IS, UM, BECAUSE OF COVID.
I GO BACK TO COVID, AND WE HAD
TO CREATE A VIRTUAL PEER TO PEER
PROGRAM AND THIS PROGRAM
ACTUALLY GAVE US AN AMAZING
RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT
HAVE DISABILITIES, AND THEY WERE
ABLE TO CONNECT AND ENCOURAGE
AND, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT THEIR
LIVED EXPERIENCES, MAYBE AS
BEING A STUDENT WITH A
DISABILITY AND WHAT THESE
STUDENTS WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF
IDENTIFY THOSE HIDDEN TALENTS
THAT THEY HAD PULLED A LOT OF
THOSE THINGS THAT WERE THEY
NEVER RECOGNIZE THAT THEY HAD,
BUT IT WAS BASED ON THAT PERIOD
APPEAR CONNECTION. UM AN EXAMPLE
OF IT WOULD BE. WE HAD A YOUNG
LADY THAT WAS IN COLLEGE AND HAS
A DISABILITY REALLY, REALLY
STRUGGLED WITH WORKING WITH THE
DISABILITY SERVICE WELL
PARTICIPATED IN THIS PEER TO
PEER PROGRAM AND NOW IS AN
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. SHE'S LIKE
23 24 YEARS OLD AT THE LOCAL
UNIVERSITY AND IN A I CAN'T
REMEMBER WHAT DEPARTMENT BUT AN
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BECAUSE OF
THIS PEER TO PEER PROGRAM. SO
WE'RE REALLY PUSHING WITHIN THE
STATE AND ESPECIALLY IN STUDENT
SERVICES WERE PUSHING FOR MORE
PEER TO PEER INTERACTION WHEN
YOU HEAR FROM ANOTHER YOUTH AND
ANOTHER YOUTH SPEAKING TOGETHER,
IT'S MORE IMPACTFUL. UM ME BEING
A PARENT OF YOUTH THERE LIKE
SHE'S PARENT. SHE'S COMING TO ME
AS AN ADULT, SO IT'S NOT AS UM I
WOULD SAY, NOT AS IMPACTFUL. I
LOVE THE YOUTH. THEY WORK WITH
SOME OF THEM. UM AND THEY KNOW
WHERE MY HEART IS. BUT WHEN YOU
HAVE YOUTH SPEAKING TO YOUTH
ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES AND WHAT
HAS WORKED, AND WHAT HAS NOT,
YOU GET MORE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES
WITH THEM. AND THEN YOU HAD
MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. I
ACTUALLY I'M A COUNSELOR THAT
WORKS DIRECTLY WITH A LOCAL
TRIBE THAT ARE MORE OUT LIKE
TOWARDS THE NEEDLES AREA, THEIR
TRI STATE. AND THERE'S VERY
LIMITED RESOURCES. WE EVEN AS AN
AGENCY HAVE TO GET VERY CREATIVE
IN HOW WE PROVIDE SERVICES AND
SUPPORT TO THOSE COMMUNITIES. SO
WHEN THOSE RESOURCES ARE LIMITED
BECAUSE OF THE RURAL NOUS OF
THAT COMMUNITY, IT DEFINITELY
PRESENTS ITS OWN SET OF
CHALLENGES. SO WE AS AN AGENCY
HAVE TAKEN, UM, LIKE WE SAID, I
SAID, HAVE GOTTEN CREATIVE. WE
STARTED WITH THE CALDERON
PAYMENT CARD THAT GIVES THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE THE
THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR
EMPLOYMENT OR FOR EDUCATION,
WHETHER OR NOT HAVING TO WAIT
FOR US TO PROCESS SO THIS IS
ALSO NOT ONLY HELPS. WITH THE
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, BUT IT
ALSO HELPS WITH OUR HOMELESS
POPULATION WHEN THEY NEED ACCESS
TO MAYBE CLOTHING FOR AN
INTERVIEW. THEY NEED ACCESS TO
TRANSPORTATION. THEY'RE ABLE TO
TAKE THAT CARD AND UTILIZE THAT
CARD TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS THAT
THEY NEED. UM ONCE THEY HEY,
KELLY, I NEED THIS. THIS IS WHAT
I NEED. THEY HAVE IMMEDIATE
ACCESS TO IT, INSTEAD OF HAVING
TO WAIT FOR APPROVAL AND ALL THE
PROCESSING, THEY'RE ABLE TO HAVE
IMMEDIATE ACCESS. SO THAT'S JUST
ANOTHER WAY. WE'RE TRYING TO GET
CREATIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
PROVIDING RESOURCES RESOURCES
AND SUPPORTS AT A QUICKER LEVEL
BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS A
NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I
BELIEVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAISED
AT SUN SOMETHING ABOUT THE
BUREAUCRACY OF A LOT OF THINGS
WORKING FOR COUNTY AND CITY AND
STATE. A LOT OF TIMES THERE ARE
THERE'S RED TAPE, SO WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GIVING OR
DELIVERING THIS SERVICE IS AT A
AT A MORE PROMPT LEVEL AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING
OPTIMAL SERVICES THAT PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO HAVE SUCCESSFUL
OUTCOMES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR, UM
ADDING IN YOUR COMMENTS THE
NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION
BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY YOU LOOK
AT THESE DECISIONS STICKS AND
SEE ONE OUT OF 10 THAT SOMEHOW
NATIVE AMERICANS LGBT Q. PLUS
ARE NOT PART OF THAT. THEY'RE
DEFINITELY PART OF THAT. SO THE
RESOURCES NEED TO BE, UM,
EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
CERTAINLY HERE IN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY. MAYOR TRENT YOU'RE A
CITY DECLARED A STATE OF
EMERGENCY. AND SO WE'VE BEEN
WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOU.
WE DID MOVE FORWARD ON THAT
PIECE OF LEGISLATION FOR
PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL
TREATMENT CENTERS TO BE ABLE TO
GET THAT FUNDING AND CHANGING
DEFINITION WITHIN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA FEDERAL LAW WE
CURRENTLY ARE WORKING ON
UTILIZING STATE PROPERTY. TO
MOVE FORWARD TO START TO MOVE
THE DIALOGUE ON WHERE CERTAIN
THINGS CAN BE BUILT. WHO CAN
BUILD ON THOSE? WE KNOW THAT
WITHIN THE CITIES, THE CITIES
AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIES THAT
HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE THAT
HOMELESSNESS IS STILL THE NUMBER
ONE ISSUE THROUGHOUT OUR REGION.
BUT WHAT HASN'T BEEN DEVELOPED
AS A REGIONAL APPROACH? UM MAYBE
3 49 IS MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION
TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL APPROACH.
UTILIZING STATE PROPERTY WE
HEARD FROM THE PRESENTERS HERE,
UM, FROM HOMES FOR LIFE TO TALK
ABOUT HOW THAT PROGRAM MOVE
FORWARD AND HOW SUCCESSFUL IT
HAS BEEN, AND IF THERE'S STILL
ON THE ZOOM, I WILL CALL THEM IN
A FEW MINUTES. BUT I WANT TO GET
YOUR TAKE ON THAT GETTING MAKING
SURE THAT RESOURCES ARE THERE
AND WE DID ALSO SECURE WITH MY
COLLEAGUES. UM, $5 MILLION FOR
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. FOR
THIS. IT COULD BE LATE PROJECT
TO START TO GET SOME TYPE OF
HOUSING ELEMENT MOVING, SO WE
ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. UM HOWEVER,
WE KNOW THAT THE ISSUE IS LARGE
WITH 36% OF ALL THOSE COUNTED.
IN THE COUNTY AS HOMELESS 36% OF
THOSE ARE HERE IN SAN MARTINO
CITY. SO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS
ON ANY OF THAT? CERTAINLY AND I
HAVE TO COMMEND YOUR EFFORTS, AS
ARE SOUTHERN MEMBER FOR OUR CITY
AND THE REGION TO DO EVERYTHING
POSITIVE. BRING IN THE FUNDING
AND RESOURCE. YOU HAVE BEEN
DOING AMAZING JOB THAT WAY, AND
I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THE
COLLABORATION AS NEEDED.
COLLABORATION COLLABORATION,
COLLABORATION OR PARTNERSHIP. UM
IT HAS TO BE REGIONAL PUSH
BECAUSE NOT JUST ONE SAW ONE
CITY THAT'S FACING THE ISSUE.
IT'S ALL CITIES AND BUT
UNFORTUNATELY ASSEMBLY ARE IS
HAS MADE THE GREATEST NUMBER. OF
THE IN HOUSE IN THE COUNTY OF
SAN MARTINO. ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I APPRECIATE THE COUNTY IS
DOING IS REALLY BRINGING ALL THE
CITIES TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT
HAVING I WAS DIALOGUE AND HAVING
THAT CONVERSATION AND REALLY
ACKNOWLEDGING THE ISSUE THAT IS
NOT ONE COMMUNITY. IT'S ALL OF
US. AND HOW DO WE REALLY MAKE
SURE THAT ALL OF OUR CITIES ARE
BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO MAKE
SURE THEY'RE ADDRESSING THE AND
HOUSING THEIR RESPECTIVE
COMMUNITIES AND NOT JUST PUNTING
THE ISSUE TO A NEIGHBOR CITY
BECAUSE THEY'RE DEVELOPING A
AVERAGE CENTER, OR, UM, YOU
KNOW, JUST AN ISSUE WITH YOU
KNOW, THROUGH A B 3 49. WE JUST
HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AND
ADDRESS IT AND REGIONAL APPROACH
AND SEE WHAT MAKES MORE SENSE
THAT WE ALL ARE PROVIDING OUR
FAIR SHARE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE
, SO IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
AND ALL ABOUT THE COLLABORATION
PARTNERSHIP AND I WILL CONTINUE
TO HAVE THAT DIALOGUE WITH
EVERYONE AS AS I CROSSED PATHS.
WITH DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT IS A
HOMES FOR LIFE. UM KIM SAVAGE
STILL ON THE ZOOM. NO. JUST TO
REGURGITATE SOME OF THE
STATISTICS THAT HOMES FOR LIFE
HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO AND WHY
HOMES FOR LIFE PRESENTED IS
BECAUSE IN THEIR AREA METRO WAS
STATE PROPERTY THAT THEY WERE
ABLE TO UTILIZE TO CONTRACT WITH
NONPROFITS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
SAME THING THAT THAT OUR BILL IS
DOING FOR PATTON STATE HOSPITAL.
THE DEVELOPMENT HAS NOT BEEN
IDENTIFIED. IT'S JUST MOVING
FORWARD TO START THE DISCUSSION
ON IT, SO ARE BUILT SIMPLY MOVES
FORWARD TO UTILIZE STATE
PROPERTY DOES SAY FOR NONPROFITS
, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR HOMELESS
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND IN
THOSE AREAS AS WELL AS SENIOR
CENTERS. SO ONE OF THE
STATISTICS THAT SHE MENTIONED
WAS THAT 95% DECREASE IN FUTURE
HOSPITALIZATIONS BECAUSE OF THE
PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD. UM SHE
DID TALK ABOUT IT TOOK 10 YEARS
TO GET THAT PROCESS MOVING SO. A
B 3 49 IS MEANT TO START THE
DISCUSSION MOVING FORWARD. AND
TRYING TO IDENTIFY MORE
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. WE
STARTED WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT
CRISIS STABILIZATION UNITS,
WHAT'S LACKING IN OUR AREAS?
LONG TERM LONG TERM, UM,
FACILITIES 90 DAYS PLUS TO GET
SOMEBODY BACK TO WHERE THEY
TRULY NEED TO BE. WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD IN THAT DIRECTION WITH,
UM HEARING WHAT'S GOING ON IN
APPLE VALLEY AND SAN MARTINO
COUNTY, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE
MORE BECAUSE IN THE PRESENTATION
HOMES FOR LIFE. IT. IT HAS ROOM
FOR 18 ADULTS, SO IT'S NOT MEANT
TO. UM MY BILL IS NOT MEANT TO
GET ALL THE HOMELESS AND TAKE
CARE OF THE PROBLEM IT STEP BY
STEP. IT'S IT'S ONE LIFE AT A
TIME, AND SOME WILL SAY, WELL,
THAT'S SLOW. WE NEED TO DO MORE
, BUT WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND
SAY WHAT HAS BEEN DONE UP INTO
THIS POINT. SO WE HAVE TO GET
CREATIVE. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
SOLUTIONS. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
REGIONAL APPROACHES WHERE WE
COULD COME TOGETHER TO START TO
BRING SOME OF THESE ISSUES
FORWARD. OUR BILL STARTS TO PAVE
THAT WAY, BUT WORKING IS JUST
ONE COMPONENT. OF A LARGER, UM
TYPE OF ATMOSPHERE OF HOW WE'RE
ALL DEALING WITH THAT. AND MY
COLLEAGUE MENTIONED. WHO DO WE
GO TO ASK THE QUESTION? WHO IS
THAT ONE PERSON? THE QUESTION
IS, IS US. IT'S ALL OF US DOING
OUR PART RIGHT TO KNOW THAT
SOMEBODY RIGHT THERE NEXT TO US
AND DOWN AT THE ONE OF THE
GROCERY STORES OR EVEN SOMEWHERE
ELSE WALKING BY US ONE IN 10.
ACCORDING TO STATISTIC. HIS
HOMELESS WITHIN OUR YOUTH. BEING
MORE OPEN. I MEAN, YOU'VE SEEN
RUBEN, GET UP HERE. THAT'S A
PRIME EXAMPLE OF BELIEVING IN
SOMEBODY. NOW HE'S TESTIFYING IN
FRONT OF A STATE. SELECT
COMMITTEE HEARING. IN A FEW
MINUTES YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR
FROM, UH DENISE COMING UP HERE.
SAME SAME STORIES IS BELIEVING
IN PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT THIS THIS
HEARING IS ABOUT. AND AGAIN. I
CAN'T SAY ENOUGH THAT WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT HOMELESS, WE'RE NOT
JUST TALKING ABOUT US. VERSUS
THEM. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL OF
US FAMILY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, AND A LOT OF TIMES ARE
EVEN OUR WORKFORCE THAT WORKS
SIDE BY SIDE WITH US. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
WE WILL BE MOVING INTO PANEL
THREE. WE'LL BEGIN THE PORTION
OF THE HEARING ON PERMANENT AND
SUPPORTIVE TRANSITIONAL SERVICES
TO ADDRESS HOMELESS YOUTH.
PANELISTS INCLUDE DRE FROM TAE,
THE PROGRAM MANAGER AT THE ONE
STOP TRANSITIONAL AGE, YOU
CENTER CHARLES, CAR SEAT FAMILY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER FOR
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP
WITH SAN MARTINO COUNTY. AND
STEPHANIE VEDA PASTORING,
PROJECT MANAGER FROM THE FAMILY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND EUNICE
ABLE CHAIR OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY YOUTH HOMELESS ADVISORY
BOARD. AND ONCE YOU'RE SETTLED,
WE'LL BEGIN WITH DRE FROM QUÊ.
THAT'S ONE VERY GOOD BEFORE I
GET STARTED. I GOTTA PUT A
RIBBON ON BLAST BECAUSE ALL OF
US ADULTS ARE BRINGING UP
PAPERS. AND BRIEFCASE. HE PULLED
ALL HIS TALKING POINTS UP ON HIS
CELL PHONE. AND DIDN'T MISS A
BEAT GOOD JOB. OKAY I'M ANDRE
BOSS SUIT. UM I WORKED FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HELP ON
THE TRANSITION AGE YOUTH PROGRAM
MANAGER. AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS THAT, UM I'M GOING TO
PRESENT AND I'M GONNA TRY TO DO
THIS REAL TIMELY BECAUSE OF OUR
GROUP. UM OUR TASTE CENTERS.
I'LL START WITH OUR TASTE
CENTER. UM SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
TASTE CENTER PRIORITY
POPULATION. WE'RE SET UP TO, UM
, SERVE TRANSITION AGE YOUTH
FROM THE AGES OF 16 TO 25. UM WE
HAVE 51 STOP TRANSITION AGE
YOUTH CENTERS IN THE COUNTY. OUR
NEWEST ONE IN BARSTOW. YEAH, WHO
WERE IN? UH YUCCA? WE'RE IN
VICTORVILLE WERE IN ONTARIO AND
WE'RE IN AH, SAN BERNARDINO WITH
A COLD LOCATED. CRISIS
RESIDENTIAL CENTER WITH THAT
TASTE CENTER. UM. ONE OF THE
THINGS WE DO, UM WE WANT TO
REACH OUT TO ALL OF OUR YOUTH
WHO ARE AGING OUT OF FOSTER
CARE. JUVENILE JUSTICE HOMELESS.
AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND
SUFFERING SOME KIND OF MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUE OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ISSUE. THAT'S OUR PRIORITY
POPULATION. ALSO THOSE WHO ARE
IN OUR MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF
CARE THAT ARE UM, UNSERVED OR
INAPPROPRIATELY SERVED. UM,
WE'VE. BEEN UP AND RUNNING FOR
ABOUT 16 YEARS RIGHT NOW AND OUR
VERY FIRST. EMPLOYEES HIRED FOR
THE TAPE PROGRAM WERE TO
TRANSITION AGE YOUTH. THEY HIRED
AND THEY WERE ON THE INTERVIEW
PANEL FOR ALL OF OUR INITIAL
COHORT OF STAFF MEMBERS. THEY IN
FACT, HIRED ME GO FIGURE THAT UH
UM. YEAH. SO IN THE WHOLE COUNTY
. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY, UH. 250
YOUTH WHO ATTEND OUR ONE STOP
TASTING OR EVERY DAY. AH!
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ASKED FOR THOSE
METRICS, UM, IN THE SUCCESS
MESSAGE. METRICS YOU KNOW, I
TOOK NOTE OF THAT BECAUSE I
ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE THESE STATS
KIND OF AVAILABLE. TO SHARE WITH
DR HAUGEN EVERY WEEK. UH UM. OUT
OF THE 2 50. CURRENTLY WE HAVE
84 THAT ARE WORKING. WE HAVE 53.
ATTENDING COMMUNITY OR FOUR YEAR
UNIVERSITIES. WHEN WE STARTED
OUR TASTE CENTERS. THE MAJORITY
OF THE YOUTH THAT WOULD THE
TENDER TASTE CENTERS WERE EITHER
HOMELESS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS
, SUFFERING ALL THE THINGS THAT
I JUST LAID OUT WITH OUR
PRIORITY POPULATION. SO OUR
SUCCESS MR METRIC IS PRETTY EASY
FOR ME BECAUSE I'M ALL I HAVE TO
DO IS SING THEIR PRAISES, AND
THEY DO IT AND KELLY TALKED
ABOUT THE PERIOD APPEAR MODEL.
UM. WE ALL SERVE EACH OTHER. WE
ALL SUPPORT EACH OTHER. SO
THAT'S THE GOOD THING ABOUT ALL
OF OUR TASTE CENTERS. UM WHEN I
CAN SAY OUR OVERALL MISSION IS
TO ENSURE THAT THEY TRANSITION
SAFELY, THEY TRANSITION
APPROPRIATELY INTO OUR COMMUNITY
WORKING GOING TO SCHOOL RAISING
FAMILIES. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 16
YEARS IN. I ALWAYS USE THIS TERM
ONCE A TELL YOU ALWAYS THE TYPE.
BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANT THEM TO
COME BACK AND TALK TO OTHER TAE
YOUTH WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE
PERIOD OF PEER MODEL WHENEVER I
GO SPEAK I JUST TAKE THEM WITH
ME. AND TELL THEM TELL THEM WHAT
THE PAY CENTERS LIKE. TELL THEM
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. ARE
CRISIS RESIDENTIAL CENTER THIS
COLD LOCATED WITH THE TASTE
CENTER, IT'S CALLED THE STATE
PROGRAM. PROBABLY HALF THE YOUTH
THAT COME TO OUR TASTE CENTER IN
SAN BERNARDINO TRANSITION OUT OF
THAT PROGRAM. AND THOSE ARE
YOUTH WHO WERE ON THE STREET.
THOSE WERE YOUTH WHO REALLY ARE
INVOLVED IN THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.
UH COURSE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.
UM SUCCESS IS BASED ON YOU KNOW
THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN THE PROGRAM
. I NEED THEM TO COMMUNICATE
THAT ENGAGEMENT TO OTHERS. UM.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE, IS
IT, UH, TALK ABOUT HOW WE
BELIEVE WE CAN EXPAND
PARTNERSHIPS. I REALLY BELIEVE
IN OUR COUNTY. IT'S NOT ABOUT
EXPANDING. PARTNERSHIPS IT'S
ABOUT PERFECTING THE
PARTNERSHIPS. I HAVE MEMBERS
THAT THAT SHOWED UP HERE FOR
THIS EVENT. WHO WERE WORKING
COLLABORATIVELY. WITH HOUSING,
NOT ONLY HOMELESS YOUTH BUT
HOMELESS, HOMELESS FAMILIES. UM
ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED
ABOUT. RUBIN TALKED ABOUT THE H
HAP. THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS OF
THE HF FUNDING. THERE'S A
COMPONENT THAT GOES TO THE C O.
C, WHICH IS THE CONTINUUM OF
CARE. WHICH THE COMMUNITY
PROVIDERS SPIN, AND THEN THERE'S
THE COMPONENT THAT GOES TO THE
COUNTIES. AND ALL OF THAT HF
FUNDING HAS TO BE USED WITH THE
PARTNERSHIP AT HOLDING MIND LIKE
EVERYBODY'S GOT TO PARTNER TO
HELP REACH THESE FAMILIES IN THE
COUNTY SIDE. THE PARTNERSHIP THE
MOU IS BETWEEN D B H PROBATION
AND CFS. THAT HAS BEEN A LIFE
CHANGING. FUN FOR ALL OF US THAT
ARE WORKING WITH HOMELESS
FAMILIES AND YOUTH. YOU KNOW, I
ALWAYS WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS
THAT IT'S CHANGING LIVES. UM,
IT'S. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ARE FUNDING IS
BASED ON ARE CONSUMERS WHO ARE
REALLY. QUALIFYING OR BEING
DIAGNOSED WITH US. SIGNIFICANT
MILLION MENTAL ILLNESS. WELL,
ARE YOU A LOT OF TIMES THEY
DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH THE SYSTEM OF CARE, SO
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN OFFICIALLY
DIAGNOSED OR THEY'RE NOT
ENGAGED. THIS FUNNY AND ALLOWS
US TO HELP THEM THAT ARE EVEN AT
RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND FOR
THEIR FAMILIES. UP INTO THIS
POINT, THERE'S LIKE ROUNDS, YOU
KNOW, ROUND ONE ROUND TWO ROUND
THREE ROUND FOUR. WERE INTO OUR
THIRD ROUND RIGHT NOW. AND FROM
OUR PARTNERSHIP ON THE COUNTY
SIDE. WE'VE PROBABLY VALLAPUDUA
CLOSE TO 100 AND 20 H AP
APPLICATIONS AND HE'S A CHAP
APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY FOR
INDIVIDUALS THAT FOR ENTIRE
FAMILIES. I KEEP HEARING
COLLABORATION. I KNOW. UH MAYOR
TRAN TALKED ABOUT COLLABORATION
. THAT'S ALL WE'RE ABOUT. UM
WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH HOMELESS
YOUTH OUT OF ALL THE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY, WE
PROBABLY HAVE CLOSE TO 85
HOMELESS LIAISONS THAT ARE
CONNECTED TO ALL THE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. WELL THEY HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST FUNDING
FOR THEIR MCKINNEY VENTO
HOMELESS AT RISK OF HOMELESS
YOUTH THAT WERE ABLE TO FIND
HELP FOR THOSE FAMILIES. IT'S
HUGE. JUST TWO MINUTES AGO, I
GOT A TEXT MESSAGE FROM ONE OF
OUR PARTNERS IN RIALTO. DRE. I
GOT HOMELESS 18 YEAR OLD. WHEN
CAN WE TALK? SO WHEN I TALK
ABOUT PERFECTING THE
RELATIONSHIPS, IT'S ALL OF US
THAT WORK TOGETHER. UM THAT
WE'RE ALL KIND OF LIKE MINDED.
SO I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO
EXPAND IT. I THINK WE JUST NEED
TO WORK TO PERFECT. IT. UM AND
SO THAT'S KIND OF OVERVIEW OF
THE TAPE PROGRAM. UM AND HOW WE
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH EACH
OTHER. UH SELLING MEMBER RAMOS.
YOU SAID IT STEP BY STEP ONE
LIFE AT A TIME. AND YOU KNOW, I
THINK WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO YOU
KNOW, STRIVING THAT WAY. UH UM.
AND THAT'S KIND OF ALL OF US WHO
ARE IN THIS CIRCLE CONTINUE TO
DO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH
, ANDRE FOR THAT, AND WE'VE
WORKED CLOSELY ON THIS ISSUE FOR
SOME TIME IN MY FORMER ROLE AS
COUNTY SUPERVISOR, CHAIR OF THE
BOARD, UM, WORKED HARD AND WE
DID MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THE
BOARD, MAKING SURE THAT THERE
WAS BUYING FROM THE TOP DOWN. SO
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE
DOING. NEXT. WE'RE GOING TO HEAR
FROM CHARLES CARS, FAMILY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF
SAN MARTINO COUNTY. GOOD MORNING
AGAIN. MY NAME IS CHARLES KARSH
. I'M THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR
COMMUNITY PROGRAM MANAGER,
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY
ACTION PARTNERSHIP. HERE IN SAN
MARINO COUNTY. AND I'M HONORED
TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU ALL TODAY
TO TALK ABOUT THE CRITICAL ISSUE
OF YOUTH, HOMELESSNESS AND SAN
MARINO COUNTY. BUT FIRST I'D
LIKE TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION. FOR
MORE THAN 58 YEARS. COMMUNITY
ACTION PARTNERSHIP HAS WORKED
DILIGENTLY TO BECOME THE PREMIER
SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY THAT
ELIMINATES THE EFFECTS OF
POVERTY IN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY. OUR MISSION IS TO WORK
WITH COMMUNITIES BY SUPPORTING,
ADVOCATING FOR AND EMPOWERING
RESIDENTS TO ACHIEVE SELF
RELIANCE AND ECONOMIC STABILITY.
OUR AGENCY WORKS TO ALLEVIATE
POVERTY AND TO PROVIDE SERVICES
TO CREATE PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC
SUCCESS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING
CORE PROGRAMS. OUR FAMILY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH
PROGRAMS SUCH AS RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, RAPID REHOUSING AND
A MOBILE FLEET OF SERVICES,
INCLUDING MOBILE COMMUNITY
KITCHEN, MOBILE OFFICES, MOBILE
SHOWERS AND LAUNDRIES AND A
VITAL PROGRAM. ALRIGHT ENERGY
EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
PROGRAM PROVIDES WHETHER IZATION
HOME WEATHERIZATION AND UTILITY
ASSISTANCE THERE ARE HEAP AND
OUR FOOD BANK PROVIDES HUNGER
RELIEF BY PROVIDING HEALTHY FOOD
FREE OF CHARGE TO LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT SAN MARINO
COUNTY THROUGH A NETWORK OF 279
PARTNER SITES. THEY ALSO RUN
PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE CAMPUS
COVERED PROGRAM, MOBILE FOOD,
PANTRY AND DIAPER BANK. MANY
CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS JOB LOSS
ILLNESS, MORTGAGE COSTS
INCREASED RENT. MOVING EXPENSES
AND DEPOSITS, INABILITY TO SAVE
FOR MONEY FOR EMERGENCIES, THE
RISING COST OF LIVING AND FAMILY
SEPARATION PUT FAMILIES AT RISK
FOR HOMELESSNESS. AND CONTINUES
TO BE A PERSISTENT PROBLEM IN
SAINT BERNARDINO COUNTY, MADE
WORSE BY COVID. IN RESPONSE TO
THE FIRST QUESTION. THE
CHALLENGE OF YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
REQUIRES A COMPREHENSIVE
COLLABORATION APPROACH THAT
INVOLVES PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS
AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. FIRST AND
FOREMOST, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT
WE ESTABLISH A CORONER
COORDINATED AND INTEGRATED
SYSTEM THAT CONNECTS EXISTING
SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO
EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE
MULTIFACETED NEEDS OF HOMELESS
YOUTH. THIS INCLUDES CREATING A
CENTRALIZED HUB WHERE YOUNG
INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS, HOUSING
, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT IN ONE PLACE
BY STREAMLINING THESE SERVICES,
WE CAN REDUCE DUPLICATION OF
EFFORTS AND ENSURE THAT HOMELESS
YOUTH RECEIVED THE HOLISTIC
ASSISTANCE THEY NEED TO REGAIN
STABILITY. FURTHERMORE,
PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS ARE VITAL TO
ADDRESSING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.
COLLABORATING WITH SCHOOLS AND
COLLEGES TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT
HOMELESS STUDENTS CAN HELP
PREVENT HOMELESSNESS FROM
BECOMING A BARRIER TO EDUCATION.
THIS COULD INVOLVE PROVIDING
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE,
SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND ACCESS TO
COUNSELING SERVICES TO ENSURE
THAT HOMELESS YOUTH CAN CONTINUE
THEIR EDUCATION WITHOUT
DISRUPTION. ENGAGING LOCAL
BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYERS IS
ANOTHER CRUCIAL COMPONENT OF
TACKLING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. BY
PARTNERING WITH BUSINESSES TO
CREATE JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS,
INTERNSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED FOR HOMELESS YOUTH. WE
CAN EMPOWER THEM TO ACQUIRE
SKILLS, BUILD SELF CONFIDENCE
AND TRANSITION INTO INDEPENDENT
LIVING. IN ADDITION, MENTAL
HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES
MUST BE READILY AVAILABLE FOR
HOMELESS YOUTH. AS THEY OFTEN
FACE TRAUMA AND EMOTIONAL
CHALLENGES. PARTNERING WITH
MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND
PROFESSIONALS CAN ENSURE HOME
THE HOMELESS YOUTH RECEIVE THE
NECESSARY SUPPORT TO ADDRESS
THEIR EMOTIONAL WELL BEING. AND
OVERCOME THE BARRIERS THAT
CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR
HOMELESSNESS. LASTLY PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PLAY A
PIVOTAL, PIVOTAL ROLE IN ITS IN
ADDRESSING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS BY
LEVERAGING PUBLIC FUNDING WITH
PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS. WE CAN
INCREASE THE AVAILABLE AVAILABLE
RESOURCES AND CREATE INNOVATIVE
SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT AND
ALLEVIATE HOMELESSNESS AMONG
YOUNG INDIVIDUALS. THESE
PARTNERSHIPS COULD INVOLVE
INCENTIVES FOR PRIVATE
DEVELOPERS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS OR SUPPORT FOR NON
PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT
SPECIALIZE IN YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS. IN RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND QUESTION, JUST A FEW
THOUGHTS ON ENGAGING YOUTH IN
DEVELOPING YOUTH SERVICES. FIRST
EDUCATION AND AWARENESS THROUGH
WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND
CAMPAIGNS THAT CAN HELP YOU
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES OF
HOMELESSNESS. PROVIDE MENTORSHIP
FROM EXPERIENCED INDIVIDUALS IN
THE FIELD OF ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS TO GUIDE AND
INSPIRE YOU YOUTH INVOLVEMENT.
YOUTH PROVIDE YOUTH FOCUSED
PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW YOUTH TO
ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN
DESIGNING YOUTH HOMELESS
SERVICES. PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS,
COLLEGES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO
INVOLVE YOUTH AND SERVICE
DEVELOPMENT. INVOLVE YOUTH ON
POLICY BOARDS TO CONTRIBUTE
THEIR IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES.
AND PROVIDE AND SEND ITS
INCENTIVES TO YOUTH TO PRODUCE
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS. ULTIMATELY
INVOLVING YOUTH REQUIRES
CREATING AN INCLUSIVE AND
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT
VALUES THEIR IDEAS AND
CONTRIBUTIONS. IN CONCLUSION,
ADDRESSING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REQUIRES A
CONCERTED EFFORT FROM A DIVERSE
RANGE OF PARTNERS. BY
ESTABLISHING COMPREHENSIVE
COLLABORATIVE AND INNOVATIVE
PARTNERSHIPS. WE CAN MAKE
SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN
PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS. ENSURING A
BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES. MOST VULNERABLE
MEMBERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. NEXT
WE'LL HEAR FROM STEPHANIE VIDA
SARIN. THANK YOU. UH MY NAME IS
STEPHANIE. VIVA AND YOU MAY CALL
ME VIDA. I'M WITH FAMILY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. I'M A
PROGRAM MANAGER THERE. AM I ECHO
MY OKAY, THANKS. MHM UH SO I
LIKE I MENTIONED I'M WITH FAMILY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE'RE A
NONPROFIT AGENCY THAT HAS SERVED
CAMERINO COUNTY SINCE 1987. MANY
OF THE SERVICES THAT WE OFFER
OUR FAMILY BASED, AND THAT
INCLUDES THE YOUTH AND THE TAPE
POPULATION. SO I'LL JUST FOCUS
ON THAT. CURRENTLY WE OPERATE TO
YOUTH SHELTERS WHERE WE PROVIDE
SHELTER SERVICES AND WRAPAROUND
CARE TO HOMELESS YOUTH AGES. 18
TO 17. WE OPERATE THREE
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING UNITS FOR
OUR TAE YOUTH 18 TO 24 AND ONE
OF THOSE HOUSING UNITS IS
SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO THE
LGBTQ PLUS POPULATION, AS WAS
STATED EARLIER. THAT'S A HIGH
NEED VULNERABLE POPULATION AND
WE'RE ACTUALLY CURRENTLY WORKING
WITH CAREY FROM THE COUNTY OF
SAN MARTINO TO OPEN A YOUTH DROP
IN CENTER THAT SPECIFICALLY
TARGETS THAT LGBTQ POPULATION.
SO ANY FUNDING THAT CAN BE
ALLOCATED THAT WAY IS GREATLY
APPRECIATED. UM. ARE YOU
DROPPING CENTERS AND YOUTH
HOUSING ARE, UH, ARE ONE OF THE
ONLY FEW IN THE COUNTY THAT ARE
VERY LOW BARRIER. WE CURRENTLY
HAVE AN ESTIMATED OF 350 BEDS
FOR YOUTH IN OUR COUNTY. BUT AS
WE KNOW OUR COUNTY IS HUGE,
RIGHT, AND WHEN WE WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT ONE IN 10 YOUNG
PEOPLE THAT ARE HOUSE HOMELESS.
UH 350% IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH.
ALSO A LOT OF THE MAJORITY OF
THESE BEDS ARE TIED TO VERY
SPECIFIC. NOT I DON'T WANT TO
SEE RESTRICTIONS BUT VERY
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, DEPENDING
ON WHERE THE FUNDING SOURCE CAME
FROM, AND AGAIN WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE, IT
BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT AT FIRST
TO IDENTIFY THE KINDS OF, UM UM
, THE BOX THEY WOULD CHECK THAT
WOULD ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO
QUICKLY PLACE THEM IN THESE
BEDS. AND SO WE END UP IN A IN A
SYSTEM WHERE THERE'S A BACKLOG
FOR OUR YOUTH AND BEDS ARE
WAITING TO BE TO BE USED RIGHT
AND, AND THAT'S FRUSTRATING ON A
ON A SERVICE PROVIDER. LEVEL ON
A HUMAN LEVEL. IT'S JUST SIMPLY
FLUSH FRUSTRATING. UM FAMILY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DOES HAVE 22
BEDS THAT WE OPERATE. OUR OUR
PROGRAMS ARE VERY LOW BARRIER.
UH THAT TERM CAN FEEL SPOOKY TO
SOME PEOPLE. IT MAY FEEL LIKE WE
JUST LET EVERYONE GO WILD. THAT
IS NOT THE CASE. UH, YOUNG
PEOPLE NEED STRUCTURE RIGHT?
THEY NEED SUPPORT. THEY NEED
GUIDANCE, WHICH WE PROVIDE THEM
. UH YOUNG PEOPLE ALSO NEED THE
SPACE TO MAKE MISTAKES. TO BE
YOUNG AND TO LEARN TO GROW AND
NOT TO WORRY THAT THEY WILL LOSE
THE SHELTER OVER THEIR HEAD AND
THEIR BASIC SERVICES AND NEEDS
WHILE DOING SO. AND SO THAT'S
THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE SPACE
THAT WE PROVIDE AT ALL OF OUR
SERVICES. UM I LOST MY SPACE. MY
BLAKESPEAR. OKAY UM OKAY. SOME
OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE
WELL FOR US IN WORKING AND IN
THIS COUNTY IS THE FACT THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO FOCUS ON YOUTH
SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING BOTH HERE
AND UP THE HILL IN THE HIGH
DESERT, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD TO
BE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE HAVE
YOUTH ADVOCATES THAT ARE AMAZING
. THEY'RE NOT AFRAID TO STEP
OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE AND BEYOND
BUS ROUTES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
DAY, SIT ON THAT BUS AND BE ABLE
TO IDENTIFY AND REALLY SCOUT
THOSE ONE IN 10 YOUNG PEOPLE
THAT ARE HOMELESS. START
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, BRING
THEM INTO OUR YOUTH, DROP IN
CENTERS AND FIND A WAY TO
CONNECT THEM TO YOU EITHER OUR
PROGRAM OR ONE OF OUR PARTNER
PROGRAMS. SO THAT WE CAN GET
THEM OFF THE STREETS. WE ALSO
OKAY. UM WE HAVE ALSO MOVED
TOWARDS THE EXPANSION OF OUR
YOUTH DROP IN CENTER IN THE HIGH
DESERT, SO WE CURRENTLY OPERATE
OUR YOUTH DROP IN CENTER IN THE
HIGH DESERT, AND WE WILL BE
EXPANDING IT ONE TO JUST BRING
IT UP TO 2023 STANDARDS. RIGHT
UM AND WE WILL ALSO BE ADDING 22
BEDS TO THAT FACILITY. SO EIGHT
BEDROOMS WITHIN OUR EXISTING
FACILITY AND 14 TINY HOME UNITS
THAT WILL BE SPECIFICALLY
DEDICATED FOR TRANSITIONAL H
YOUTH. SO THE 18 TO 24
POPULATION THAT WAS ACTUALLY
MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A
CONTRIBUTION FROM THE SEMINAL
BAND OF MISSION INDIANS WHO WERE
VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. UM AND
WE ALSO APPLIED FOR HOME KEY
FUNDING THROUGH THE YOUTH SET
ASIDE. AH IN ORDER TO COMPLETE
THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT STATED
EARLIER BY REUBEN. IT IS
EXTREMELY COSTLY TO BUILD AND
ACTUALLY HAVE MORE POINTS ON
THAT LATER, BUT WE WERE, WE WERE
ABLE TO LEVERAGE SOME OF THE
EXISTING FUNDS SO FINGERS
CROSSED THAT WE ARE SUCCESSFUL
WITH RECEIVING THAT HOME. KEY
FROM YOU SET ASIDE. STATE
ASSEMBLY. ALMOST, UM AH, SOME OF
THE CHALLENGES THAT WE DO SEE
THAT WE HAVE A SERVICE PROVIDERS
IS AGAIN THERE'S SIMPLY NOT
ENOUGH BEDS. THERE ARE ENOUGH.
THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH YOUTH DROP
IN CENTERS. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH
MENTORS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH HOUSING, UH,
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND SO ONCE
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE READY TO
MOVE ON FROM US, UH, THEY DON'T
HAVE ANYWHERE THAT THEY CAN GO.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT UNIT
TYPE FOR THEM. THERE'S THEY
DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT UNIT THAT
THEY CAN AFFORD. AND THAT IS
THAT'S AN ACCEPTABLE I. I DON'T
HAVE ANY OTHER WORDS FOR THAT,
UM IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO BUILD
HOUSING. IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO
BUILD EMERGENCY TEMPORARY
HOUSING OUR YOUTH DROP IN TINY
HOME VILLAGE WAS PROJECTED TO
COME ONLINE WITHIN 3 TO 6 MONTHS
BECAUSE IT WAS MEANT TO GET OUR
YOUTH OFF THE STREET AWAY FROM
COUCH TRIPPING OUT OF THEIR CARS
IMMEDIATELY INSTEAD, WE'RE GOING
ON TWO YEARS. IT'S JUST
UNACCEPTABLE. UH WHEN WE'RE
TALKING, THAT'S JUST A SHORT
TERM SOLUTION. NOW WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT LONG TERM
SOLUTIONS IF IT'S TAKING AT
LEAST $100,000 JUST TO PAY THE
SOFT COSTS IN ORDER TO BREAK
GROUND AND ONE YEAR'S WORTH OF
WORK IN ORDER TO GET UNITS
ONLINE, WE'RE SIMPLY NOT GOING
TO BE ABLE TO MEET THIS NEED AND
SO AGAIN. I DON'T WANT TO GET
STUCK ON THE PROBLEM, SO I'LL
START GOING TOWARDS SOLUTIONS.
UM, BUT I DON'T WANT US TO
BYPASS IT TOO QUICKLY. WE UM, I
AM THANKFUL I HAVE IT IN MY
NOTES. UM THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY
WORKING WITH LEGISLATION, UM,
WITH WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS
LIKE A B 42 THAT WILL HELP US
BUILD SOME OF THESE TINY HOME
UNITS. SOME OF THESE CABINETS IN
A MORE TIME, EFFICIENT AND
COSTLY MATTER, SO WE'RE EXCITED
ABOUT THAT. UM. BUT WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT THESE LONG TERM
SOLUTIONS ABOUT HOUSING, UM. YOU
KNOW THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE. THEY
THEY STREAMLINE THEIR A BIÂU
PROCESS AND WHERE AND WE'RE ALL
PLANS FOR A D. U S ARE NOW PRE
PRE APPROVED AND SO THAT WHEN
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT COST OF
$100,000 AND THAT TIME FRAME OF
ONE YEAR JUST TO GET TO BREAK
GROUND, YOUR EXPEDIENT THAT
SIGNIFICANTLY ONCE YOU HAVE
PLANS THAT ARE PRE APPROVED BY
THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, RIGHT,
THAT'S AN A BIÂU. THAT'S THAT'S
JUST ONE UNIT AND THAT'S OKAY.
WHEN, WHEN UNIT ONE PERSON AT A
TIME. BUT THAT PROCESS ITSELF
CAN BE REPLICATED WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT BUILDING
COMMUNITIES OF DIVERSE UNITS
THAT LOOK AT STUDIO APARTMENTS
THAT LOOK AT 12 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS, THESE SMALLER UNITS
THAT BRING IN COMPONENTS WHERE
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE CAN FIND
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND
FIND TAP INTO THEIR THEIR
ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AND JUST
FIND A WAY TO USE THEIR TALENTS
TO BUILD OUR 2050 ECONOMY. RIGHT
THIS IS THE SPACE FOR US TO DO
THAT, AND WE CAN USE THE SAME
PROCESS THAT RIVERSIDE DID TO
PRE APPROVE THESE PLANS. WE CAN
DO THE SAME IN THESE IS IN PRE
APPROVED COMMUNITY BASED PLAN SO
THAT WE ARE, UM SAVING RIGHT?
WE'RE CREATING COST SAVING
MECHANISM UPFRONT FOR THE
NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS THAT WANT
TO COME IN AND BUILD. UM OKAY? I
MOVED AWAY FROM MY NOTES. SO
EXCUSE ME. OKAY OKAY. UH LASTLY.
UM THERE WAS A QUESTION ASKED
EARLIER ABOUT THE DEFINITION AND
THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS ON THE
COUNT. UM IT DOES HAVE AN IMPACT
ON THE COUNT, BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, HAS IMPACT ON
FUNDING. UM, SO ONE HAS IMPACT
ON FUNDING WITHOUT THAT COMES
DOWN FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL, BUT
IT ALSO HAS AN IMPACT ON WHAT I
MENTIONED EARLIER, WHERE IT
BECOMES DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY.
DOES THAT YOUNG PERSON FIT THE
BOX? AND ARE WE ABLE TO PUT THEM
IN THE RIGHT PROGRAM RIGHT WHEN
THE REALITY IS THAT THE ISSUES
THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
FACING ALL ALL INTERSECT. SO
REALLY YOU'RE HOMELESS. YOU NEED
A BED. I SHOULD JUST BE ABLE TO
PUT YOU IN A DOWN BED. EXCUSE
ME, UM MM HMM. UM OKAY. I THINK
THAT WAS THE LAST THING 11 MORE
THING. THERE'S ALSO CHALLENGES
AND AT OUR AT OUR LOCAL LEVEL,
UM WE'RE CURRENTLY ON HOLD FOR
TWO TO CERTIFY SIX BEDS, AND
SOMETIMES IT'S JUST A DEFECATION
PROCESS FROM COMMUNITY CARE.
LICENSING CAN TAKE TIME. SO
AGAIN. UM, IF WE CAN I DON'T
WANT TO USE THE WORD STREAMLINED
BECAUSE WE USE IT ALL THE TIME
AND SOMEHOW IT'S NOT MAKING
THINGS FASTER, SO WE CAN JUST
MAKE THINGS FASTER THROUGHOUT A
BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEM THAT THAT
WOULD BE GREAT. AND OVERALL, I
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ME OUT
TO HEAR ORGANIZATION OUT. UM WE
ARE. I AM VERY PROUD OF THE WORK
THAT WE DO, UM I'M VERY PROUD OF
BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS
AND TO BE ABLE TO CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT WE CAN AND
HOMELESSNESS RIGHT AND REALLY
BUILD OUR INLAND EMPIRE. SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT. STEPHANIE WRITER POSITIVE
KASSERINE. AND YOU ALSO, UM.
WE'RE TESTIFIED AT THE STATE
LEGISLATURE FOR MAYBE 42 DEALING
WITH THE TINY HOMES AND SLEEPING
QUARTERS AND GIVING FIRST HAND
EXPERIENCE OF HOW REGULATION
I'LL SAY REGULATION. UM UM, THAT
DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD AS FAR AS
MAKING SURE THAT BEDS ARE
AVAILABLE, AND WE'RE STILL
FIGHTING THAT I WANNA THANK YOU
FOR THAT OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
STABLE. SHE'S CHAIR OF THE SAN
MARTINO COUNTY YOUTH HOMELESS
ADVISORY BOARD. HELLO. THANK YOU
GUYS. UM FIRST I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU. I WANT TO START OFF
BY SAYING THANK YOU TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JEANS, THOMAS
FOR ALL THE BILLS THAT YOU'RE
INTRODUCING ON BEHALF OF THE
HOMELESS YOUTH, UM, I CAME INTO
THIS MEETING HAVING A COUPLE OF
LIKE SIX BLIND SPOTS THAT I
WANTED TO IDENTIFY, AND ALMOST
FOUR OF THEM HAS ALREADY BEEN
IDENTIFIED BY SOME OF THE
PANELISTS. SO AH! GREAT WORK TO
THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TEAM FOR
PUTTING TOGETHER THIS GREAT
GROUP OF PEOPLE. UM, BUT I WANT
TO START OFF WITH BY INTRODUCING
THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, WHO
ARE THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD OF
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WE ARE
MADE UP OF YOUTH WITH HOMELESS
EXPERIENCE LIVED EXPERIENCE IN
HOMELESSNESS, FOSTER CARE
INVOLVED INVOLVED IN THE GOAL OF
OUR ORGANIZATION IS TO AMPLIFY
THE VOICES OF DISENFRANCHISED
YOUTH THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT,
PEER COLLABORATION, MENTORING
AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. AND WE
DO THIS BY FOCUSING ON THREE
FOCAL POINTS, WHICH IS YOUTH
ADVOCACY, DEVELOPMENT, POLITICAL
ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS. AND BEFORE I GO
INTO THE EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS
THAT IS GOING TO HELP REDUCE, UH
HOME. MOM YOUTH, HOMELESSNESS
GAME ASSEMBLY ACCOUNTING. I
WANTED TO GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF
THE BLIND SPOTS THAT WEREN'T
IDENTIFIED YET. DURING THIS
PANEL. SO WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT
THE LGBT COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY
UNDER REPRESENTATIVE WHEN IT
COMES TO THE SERVICES THAT ARE
BEING ALLOCATED TO THEM BEING
THAT THEY THEY REPRESENT OVER
30% 30% OF THE HOMELESS YOUTH
POPULATION YET WE HAVE, UH, FOR
EXAMPLE, FAMILY ASSISTANCE THEY
HAVE THEY JUST KIND OF OPEN A
NEW HOUSING, WHICH IS ONLY WHICH
WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR LGBT YOUTH.
AND IT HAS ABOUT 6 TO 7 BETS.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT THAT
COMPARED TO THE 30% OF THEM THAT
REPRESENTS, UM, THE HOMELESS
YOUTH POPULATION. AND YOU LIKE
THAT DOESN'T ADD UP. IS THIS
PASSIONATE BUT ANOTHER GROUP OF
PEOPLE THAT WE'RE STARTING TO
SEE WHILE ON GROUND HERE? IN
TERM. BERNARDINO IS, UM,
HOMELESS YOUTH THAT HAVE BEEN
VICTIMS OF ILLEGAL RENTING. SO
YEAH. SO WHAT? WE'RE STARTING TO
SEE HERE ASSEMBLED. ADINA NÓI IS
THAT THERE ARE YOUTH AGES FROM
17 TO 24 WHO COME OUT OF THE
FASTEST CARE SYSTEM THEY COME
OUT OF, UH, MAYBE THEY'VE BEEN
IN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES OR
WHATEVER WAY THAT THEY GET
HOMELESS, BUT THEY ARE NOW
WORKING. THEY HAVE TO TWO OR
THREE JOBS AND THEY SAVE UP AND
THEY GET THAT DEPOSIT. AND THEY
FIND AN APARTMENT AND WHEN THEY
GO TO THE DEPARTMENT'S, THEY'RE
LIKE, OH, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO
GIVE YOU AN APARTMENT. YOU NEED
TO PUT DOWN THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY
FOR, UM YOUR DEPOSIT. AND THEN
IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THEY'RE
LIKE, OH, YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE
APARTMENT BECAUSE THE APARTMENT
HAS IS NOT UP TO DATE ON CERTAIN
CITY GUIDELINES. OTHER THE
LANDLORDS ARE NOT EVEN LEGALLY
ALLOWED TO RENT THEM THAT SPACE.
SO WHAT'S TIME TO SEE A LOT OF
YOUTH WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM
THIS SYMBOL? EDU COUNTY AND, UM
, THE SECOND BLIND SPOT THAT WE
IDENTIFIED WHILE ON GROUND IS
IMMIGRATION. SO HERE IN SAN
BERNARDINO, WE HAVE ABOUT 21 TO
27% OF FOREIGN BORN RESIDENTS
LIVING IN THE REGION AND WE SEE
THAT ASYLUM AND REFUGEES,
ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, OF, UM,
IMMIGRANTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN
DEPORTED. THEY LEFT WITH THEIR
GRANDMA OR LEFT WITH FRIENDS.
RIGHT AND THESE POPULATION OF
YOUTH END UP BEING HOMELESS, AND
THEY'RE NOW OUT ON THE STREET.
SO THIS IS ANOTHER VICE POINT
THAT I WANTED TO IDENTIFY ON
BEHALF OF THE HOMELESS YOUTH
HERE, AND SOME MEDINA COUNTY AND
. SO WE THINK ABOUT EXPANDING
PARTNERSHIPS AND THE NUMBER ONE
THING THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING
ALL DAY IS INCENTIVIZING YOUTH
COALITIONS. AND. I KIND OF WANT
TO GIVE AN INSIGHT A LITTLE BIT
TOO. WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IN
SUMMARY, YOU KNOW, COUNTING WHEN
WE GO OUT TO RECRUIT FOR THE
YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, AND WE'RE
LIKE, HEY, WE HAVE THIS BOARD
WHERE YOU GET TO SPEAK YOUR MIND
, YOU GET TO ADVOCATE FOR
YOURSELF AND OTHER HOMELESS
YOUTH, AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH,
WHAT TIME IS IT? WELL, IT'S
ABOUT 6 TO 7 P.M. ON THIS DAY
AND THIS DAY, THEY'RE LIKE,
WELL, I CAN'T. I CAN'T BECAUSE I
HAVE TWO JOBS. AND IF I DON'T GO
OUT AND I DON'T GO TO MY JOB.
I'M NOT GONNA GET ENOUGH MONEY
AND I MIGHT BE END UP ON THE
STREETS AGAIN. SO WE HAVE YOUTH
WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
HOMELESSNESS THAT WE WERE TRYING
TO RECRUIT THEIR VOICES, AND WE
CANNOT WE, THE FAMILY, UM WE ARE
AT THE AS THE YOUTH ADVISORY
BOARD. WE DO HAVE INCENTIVES FOR
COMING TO THE MEETINGS RIGHT?
BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU TO
GO AND QUIT YOUR JOB FOR AND
IT'S WHAT WE'RE SINGING HERE IN
SOME LATINO ACCOUNTING, AND WE
HAD DRE EARLIER AND I SEE IT.
REPRESENTATIVE RUBIN TALKED
ABOUT PEER TO PEER AND WHEN WE
LOOK AT PETER PIERRE, WE SEE
THAT KIDS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE
VULNERABLE WITH EACH OTHER WHEN
IT COMES TO HOMELESSNESS,
BECAUSE, OH, I WENT THROUGH THE
SAME EXPERIENCES YOU YOU CAN
TELL ME ABOUT IT RIGHT? SO IN
WHAT THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD IS
SUGGESTING, IS OPENING MORE
APPEAR, UM, POSITIONS FOR YOU
HERE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN
ORDER TO ENGAGE THEM BECAUSE YOU
CAN'T ASK A YOUTH WAS AT RISK OF
HOMELESSNESS TO TAKE TIME OUT OF
THEIR JOB. TO COME AND ADVOCATE
ON BEHALF OF THIS AND LEAVE THEM
EMPTY HANDED. YOU KNOW THAT IT'S
THEY LOOK AT IT AND WHEN WE WHEN
WE GO TO THEM TRYING TO RECORD
THEM FOR YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD,
THEY LOOK AT IT AND THEY'RE LIKE
YOU'RE BEING INCONSIDERATE.
BECAUSE IF I DON'T GO TO THIS
JOB THAT I'M GOING TO TODAY, I'M
GONNA I'M GONNA LOSE MY HOUSING.
I'M BECAUSE A LOT OF THE TAPE
PROGRAMS REQUIRED TO EITHER BE
IN SCHOOL. I HAVE A JOB, RIGHT?
I WANT YOU TO ADVOCATE I WANT
YOU TO USE YOUR VOICES, BUT I
HAVE NOTHING TO GIVE YOU. THIS
IS WHAT WHICH WERE SEEN AND
DECEMBER GIARDINO COUNTY. AND
WE'RE ALSO ASKING IN THE KIDS OF
ILLEGAL RENTING FOR A, UH,
FUNDING TO BE SET ASIDE FOR YOU
TO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF ILLEGAL
RENTING BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT'S IN
A WAY. IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT.
THEY'RE PRESENTED PAPERWORK THAT
THEY ASSUME IS LEGAL REPRESENTED
, UH, DOCUMENTATIONS THAT THEY
THINK IS GOING TO SECURE THEM
HOUSING STABILITY. AND THEN AT
THE END THERE BACK ON THE
STREETS AGAIN BECAUSE OF THIS SO
THAT'S ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS
THAT WE HAVE AS THE YOUTH
ADVISORY BOARD. UM ANOTHER THING
THAT WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS
THE VISIBILITY OF HOMELESS
LIAISONS IN OUR SCHOOLS. SO I'M
WHAT? FROM WHAT? WE'RE HEARING,
UH, WHEN IT COMES TO CATER 12
HIGH SCHOOLERS, MIDDLE
SCHOOLERS, THEY HAVE THE
HOMELESS LIAISONS. UM I WANT TO
REFER TO BRENDA DOWDY WHO WHO IS
THE PROJECT MANAGER? AS IN
BERNARDINO COUNTY OF, UH, AND
FOR HOMELESS YOUTH, AND SHE HAS
TWO PAIR ASSOCIATES AND WHAT WE
HEAR FROM THEM A LOT OF TIMES?
YES THE YOUTH. THEY ARE
VULNERABLE WITH US. WE GET MORE
OUT OF THEM BECAUSE WE TELL THEM
THAT WE'VE HAD HAVEN'T SEEN
EXPERIENCE AS THEM. HOWEVER.
WHAT WE SEE ON THE HIGHER LEVELS
, WHICH IS THE COLLEGES IS THAT
CANNOT IDENTIFY FOR THEIR
HOMELESS LIAISONS ARE THEY WERE
GOING THERE WERE LIKE, OH,
YOU'RE HOMELESS. YOU'RE THIS.
YOU'RE THIS, OKAY? DO YOU KNOW
WHO YOU'RE HOMELESS THING IS
HONEST, THEY DON'T AND THE
REASON WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS
BECAUSE ON ON THE COLOR ON THE
COLLEGE LEVEL OF EDUCATION, THEY
BARELY HAVE ANY PEER ASSOCIATES
, SO THEY'RE HAVING TO RELY ON
BEING REFERRED TO THIS PERSON
AND THIS PERSON AND THIS PERSON
BEFORE THEY'RE EVEN ABLE TO GET
HELP. SO YOU WITH THE UNAWARE OF
THE SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED TO THEM. THE COLLEGE
LEVEL. AND. OF COURSE, THAT 2023
CONTINUUM OF CARE, HOMELESS
COUNT AND SERVE A FINAL REPORT.
AS UM, MY COLLEAGUE. THE I C H
REPRESENTATIVE RUBEN MENTIONED
EARLIER. IT'S NOT ACCURATE. IT
IS NOT ACCURATE. UM I COULD
REFER TO PAGE 16 OF, UM PAGE, 15
AND 16 OF THE 2023 CONTAINMENT
OF CARE. HOMELESS COUNT IN
SURVEY FINAL REPORT AND I'M
GOING TO READ TO YOU THE SECTION
THAT THEY MENTIONED YOUTH. IT
SAYS OF THE 2959 ADULTS AND
UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN UNDER 18
COUNTED, 1017 1740 43 OR 59%
WERE SURVEYED AND 1216 OR 41 PER
SURVEY. AND I'M JUST ON THE NEXT
PAGE. WE HAVE HMM OF THE 2976
UNSHELTERED PERSON COUNTED 2946
. WE'RE ADULTS. 11 WERE
UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH UNDER AGE 18
AND 17, WHERE CHILDREN UNDER 18
AND FAMILIES. THESE ARE THE ONLY
SECTION IN THIS ENTIRE OKAY? 93
PAGE REPORT WHERE THEY MENTIONED
ANY STATISTICS ABOUT YOUTH.
WHICH BRINGS ME BACK TO THE
HOMELESS POINT IN TIME. COUNT
LAST TIME THAT I STOOD HERE IN
FRONT OF YOU. I DID TELL YOU
THAT WE ARE MAKING PLANS TO GET
A HOMELESS POINT IN TIME COUNCIL
YOU OFF THE GROUND, AND I AM
GLAD TO SAY THAT WE HAVE MADE
PROGRESS ON THAT MATTER. WE WERE
ABLE TO SECURE ABOUT 79,000 FROM
, UM AROUND TWO OF A CHAP
FUNDING FOR THIS HOMELESS POINT
IN TIME COUNT AND WE HAVE A DATE
AND WE HAVE A LOCATION WHILE
WE'RE STILL PREPARING ON
CONSULTANT AND INCENTIVIZING THE
EVENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE
YOUTH THAT PARTICIPATED OR BEING
, UM, COMPENSATED. THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE GOING ON
RIGHT NOW. AND HOPEFULLY BY THE
TIME THAT WE STAND BEFORE YOU
AGAIN. WE HAVE THE NUMBERS THAT
WE NEED BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU
GUYS DON'T NEED NUMBERS IN ORDER
FOR YOU TO INTRODUCE BILLS THAT
WILL HELP THIS POPULATION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU TO ALL THE PANELISTS FOR
EDUCATING US ON THE ISSUES THAT
ARE THERE AND FRUSTRATIONS THAT
WE'RE SEEING ALONG THE WAY. UM
WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE
DIOCESE, REMEMBER REYES? OH, MY
GOODNESS. THERE'S SO MUCH AND I
REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOLUTIONS.
YOU'RE TELLING US THE THINGS
THAT WORK AND I THINK SOMETHING
THAT OUR CHAIR TALKED ABOUT IS
EVEN IF IT'S ONE PERSON THAT'S
ONE PERSON LESS THAT IS HOMELESS
. AND WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
OUR YOUTH FINDING THEM. WHEN
THEY ARE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS
OR WHEN THEY ARE FIRST HOMELESS
, LIKE ONE OF THE STATISTICS
THAT WAS PROVIDED ALSO IS THAT
ABOUT HALF OF THE YOUTH WHO
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS OVER A
YEAR FACED HOMELESSNESS FOR THE
FIRST TIME. AND IF WE ARE IN, I
THINK RUBEN TALKED ABOUT THIS AS
WELL AS IS WE DON'T WANT CHRONIC
COMPLICE NOUS. SO THE BEST WAY
TO WORK WITH THAT IS WHEN YOU
WERE FIRST HOMELESS TO BE ABLE
TO TAKE CARE OF THAT PERSON,
ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH. THE
NAVIGATION CENTER THAT WAS
TALKED ABOUT EARLIER EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT AND I THINK I GO BACK
TO MY COMMENT ABOUT KNOWING WHO
IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE. SO IF
WE HAVE A NAVIGATION CENTER, WE
HAVE A DROP IN CENTER. WE HAVE
THE TASTE CENTER WHERE THE YOUTH
NOWHERE TO GO. BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THEY'RE HOMELESS. THEY KNOW THEY
NEED HELP. BUT IF THEY DON'T
KNOW WHERE TO GO, WE LOSE THEM.
AND IF MAYBE IT'S MORE OF
GETTING THE WORD OUT TO TWO
HOMELESS IN GENERAL, BUT OUR
YOUTH SPECIFICALLY LIKE IF YOU
ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS,
THIS IS WHERE YOU GO. I KNOW
THAT OUR SCHOOL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ARE DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB OF
IDENTIFYING OUR HOMELESS YOUTH
TO THEN WORK WITH THEM. UM
THAT'S VERY SPECIFIC WORK THAT
THEY ARE DOING. UM, THE. TRYING
TO FIND MY NOTES NOW, LIKE
STEPHANIE. RIGHT? WHEN DRE WHEN
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
SPECIFIC AREAS THAT YOU ARE
WORKING ON AGING OUT, THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE HEAR A LOT
ABOUT, UM, OUR YOUTH, ESPECIALLY
FOSTER YOUTH, AND I THOUGHT THE
NUMBERS WOULD BE HIGHER FOR
FORMER FOSTER YOUTH FALLING INTO
HOMELESSNESS. BUT UM, AGING OUT
IS SOMETHING THAT IS OF GRAVE
CONCERN. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN CARE
OF THAT TRANSITION PERIOD. IS
THERE SOMETHING SPECIFIC THAT
YOU WOULD RECOMMEND? UM, IN THAT
REGARD. WOW. I THINK NAVIGATING
ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS. TO HELP OUR
YOUTH WHO ARE AGING OUT. UM
STAYING IN CONNECTION WITH THEM.
I THINK IT'S ALL ABOUT
RELATIONSHIP. WHEN OUR YOUTH AGE
OUT, THEY'RE GOING TO CALL THEIR
MENTOR BACK OR THEIR SOCIAL
WORKER BACK OR SOMEBODY THAT'S
IMPACTED THEIR LIFE. BUT IF THAT
PERSON IS NOT IN THEIR JOB, AND
THEY'VE LEFT SOMEWHERE TO
ANOTHER POSITION, THEY WON'T BE
IN CONNECTION WITH HIM. AND
THAT'S KIND OF IRONY ABOUT OUR
SYSTEM OF CARE, BECAUSE THERE'S
SO MUCH MOVEMENT. UM WITH OUR
STAFF ON THE COUNTY LEVEL, LET
ALONE EVEN IN THE PROVIDER
LEVEL. UH UM, SO IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT AND WE HAVE THESE
PROGRAMS LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, IN
THE TASTE, AND AS WE ALWAYS GET
CALLS BACK FROM YOUTH, IT HAD
BEEN THERE. UH IT'S MUCH MORE
CHALLENGING FOR YOUTH WHO GROW
UP IN THE SYSTEM OF CARE UNDER
18. RIGHT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE ALL
OF THEIR CONNECTIONS ARE HEAVY
THERE. MOVED ON OR YOU HAVE
THOSE VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE THAT
ALWAYS STAY IN TOUCH WITH THEM.
ARE THEY ALWAYS LEAVE THEM A
NUMBER OF RESOURCE WHERE THEY
CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH SOMEBODY,
BUT IT'S A CHALLENGE. IT REALLY
IS. THE NEED FOR FAMILY FOR THAT
ABSOLUTE CONNECTION. I WANT TO
ALSO SAY VERY SPECIFICALLY, I
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT
LOOKING FOR PERFECT. WORKING
TOWARDS PERFECT PARTNERSHIPS.
RATHER THAN EXPANDING THE
PARTNERSHIPS. I WILL TELL YOU
THAT I OFTEN SAY THAT I WHEN
MONEY COMES IN TO THE COMMUNITY
, I WANTED TO GO TO THE
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE ALREADY HAVING SUCCESS.
UM RATHER THAN TRYING TO CREATE
A NEW SYSTEM TO HELP THEM TO
PERFECT THE VERY WORK THAT
THEY'RE DOING BY GIVING THEM
THEM ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL
FUNDING. UM CAPS. DECEMBER
GIARDINO COUNTY IS THEY? THEY'VE
BEEN GREAT PARTNERS FOR THE
COMMUNITY, PROVIDING THAT THE
MONEY THAT THE RESOURCES AND THE
FOOD TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE
BEEN TO SO MANY EVENTS WHERE
THEY ARE THE MAIN PARTNER, AND I
THINK THAT OUR COMMUNITY I WOULD
LIKE TO BELIEVE THOSE THAT IF
THEY HAVE A NEED FOR FOOD THAT
IS ONE PLACE BESIDES OUR
CHURCHES AND OTHER COMMUNITY
BASED ARTICLE ORGANIZATIONS,
CAPS M. BERNARDINO COUNTY IS
ALWAYS THE ONE ORGANIZATION. I
THINK THAT WE CAN ALWAYS COUNT
ON. STEPHANIE, UH, OH, THE, UM
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE CHALLENGES
. UM AND YOU TALKED ABOUT THE
FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
BEDS. NOT ENOUGH HOUSING, NOT
ENOUGH MENTORS. NOT ENOUGH DROP
IN CENTERS. DO YOU THINK IT'S
JUST A QUESTION OF MONEY OR WHAT
IS IT THAT YOU THINK WOULD HELP
US TO EXPAND THAT? I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO PLAN IT OUT
ACCORDINGLY, RIGHT? AND SO I
THINK WHEN, WHEN ANY CITY ANY
AREA SETS A GOAL TO BRING
SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT. THEY THEY
FOCUS ON IT, AND THEY CAN MAKE
IT HAPPEN. RIGHT SO WE ALL HAVE
GENERAL PLANS, WHICH EITHER LOVE
THEM OR HATE THEM. I LOVE THEM.
I THINK THAT THEY ARE GREAT IF
WE ACTUALLY PLAN IT OUT
ACCORDINGLY AND THEN UPLIFT THEM
RIGHT. SO IF WE IDENTIFY THE
NEED TO BUILD NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
INCLUDE NOT JUST CERTAIN TYPE OF
HOUSING WITH THE GROCERY STORE
AND A SCHOOL BUT ALSO PLAN OUT
THE FACT THAT IN ADDITION TO A
SCHOOL, WE NEED X PERCENTAGE OF
CHILDCARE CENTER PERCENTAGE OF
YOUTH DROP IN CENTERS, A
PERCENTAGE OF TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF THE GROWING POPULATION. THEN
THAT IS ONCE IT'S SPELLED OUT,
AND THEN WE CAN WORK TOWARDS UM,
ACTUALLY MAKING IT HAPPEN. OH
AND, OF COURSE, MONEY HELPS,
RIGHT? SO IF WE CAN ALL HAVE WE
ALL HAVE FUNDS RIGHT? ALL HER
CITIES OR COUNTIES. WE STILL
HAVE MONEY'S COMING DOWN FROM
HEARD ARP IF WE COULD IDENTIFY
FUNDS TO HELP PRIORITIZE THE
BUILDING BLOCKS TO GET US
STARTED, LIKE I SAID, CREATING A
MASTER PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT WE CAN
ALL USE. THEN THAT IS A ONE TIME
COST. BUT THEN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS CAN COME IN
AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RIGHT SO
THAT THOSE FUNDS WOULD GO A LONG
WAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN FINALLY
AND IT ILLNESS. OUR EUNICE. IT'S
BOTH. WHICH DO YOU PREFER?
EUNICE EUNICE? ALRIGHT UNIS. UM
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
REGARDING BLIND SPOTS BECAUSE WE
SOMETIMES WE, IT'S LIKE WHEN
YOU'RE DRIVING, YOU'RE JUST
LOOKING FORWARD AND THERE. THERE
ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU'RE JUST
NOT EVEN AWARE OF, UM, BECAUSE
THEY'RE BLIND SPOTS. AND I'D
LIKE TO YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING
THAT. THEN WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT
ILLEGAL RENTING AT FIRST WE IT
WAS A NEW NEW TERM, AND WE'RE
LOOKING AT EACH OTHER, LIKE
ILLEGAL. WHAT UM, SO THIS
ILLEGAL RENTING, UM, SOMETHING
THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF? QUITE
FRANKLY AND YOU? HOW DO YOU SEE
AS BEING ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF
THAT? MAYBE SETTING UP A FUND?
SO IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PROVE THAT
YOU WERE A VICTIM OF ILLEGAL
FUNDS ILLEGAL RENTING, YOU COULD
THEN GO TO AN ORGANIZATION AND
THE FUNDING WOULD BE AVAILABLE.
HOW DO YOU SEE IT? YES WE WHEN
THE YOUTH WERE DISCUSSING THEY
WERE THINKING, UM WELL, I WENT
TO, UM, MAYBE FAMILY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM AND I'M LIKE, HEY, THIS
IS WHAT HAPPENS TO ME AND FAMILY
ASSISTANCE IS LOOKING OKAY, THEY
HAVE GRANTS, AND THEY HAVE
PLACES THAT THEY PULL FUNDED OUT
OF RIGHT. THEY CAN'T GIVE YOU
FUNDING OUT OF FUNDING THAT'S
MEANT FOR, UM MAYBE CLOTHES AND
SHOES OR HYGIENE. THEY CAN'T PUT
FUNDING OUT OF THAT, BECAUSE
THEN THEY HAVE TO ANSWER TO
WHOEVER THEY GOT THE GRANT FROM
SO WE WERE THINKING, MAYBE, UM,
SORRY. A GREAT BEING PUT
TOGETHER WHERE UM, ORGANIZATIONS
CAN APPLY FOR WITH WITH THEY,
BASICALLY, UM SERVICE HOMELESS
YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF
ALU ILLEGAL RENT IN THIS WAY
THAT, UM, ORGANIZATIONS DON'T
HAVE TO LOOK FOR OTHER PLACES TO
PULL FUNDS OUT OF BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT THESE YOUTH ARE RUNNING
INTO WHEN THEY GO TO ASK FOR
SERVICES. WONDERFUL THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU.
REMEMBER RAISE, UM FOR SHARING
THE DIOCESE WITH US ON THESE
IMPORTANT TOPICS THAT IS CLOSE
TO BOTH OF OUR HEARTS. WE'VE
WORKED HARD ON A LOT OF THESE
ISSUES TOGETHER. AND DRAKE TALK
ABOUT WORKING IN THE COUNTY. I
REMEMBER WE WORKED ON 211 AND WE
JUST RECENTLY MENTAL HEALTH
COMPONENTS WE WORKED ON 988. DO
YOU THINK THAT THERE IS A NEED
FOR A SEPARATE TYPE OF CATCH ALL
AH, DATABASE FOR HOMELESS YOUTH
AND THINGS THAT THEY'RE FACING.
AND FOR RESOURCES. I THINK. IT
COULD BE HELPFUL, BUT OUR
BIGGEST ISSUE IS HOW TO MANAGE
IT. MM HMM. AND WHO'S GOING TO
MANAGE IT? IN IS THAT PERSON
MANAGING IT OR AGENCY? CAN THEY
DELIVER? WHAT'S NEEDED. FOR
INSTANCE, YUNUS TALKING ABOUT
THE ILLEGAL RENTERS? MHM I HAD
THIS EXPERIENCE. TODAY'S AGO WE
DID AN H. HAP FUND FOR A FAMILY.
WE DID A MONTH LONG
COMMUNICATION WITH THE LANDLORD
. WE DID THE PROCESS HAD THE
CHECK. CUT TO THE LANDLORD. THE
COMMUNITY PROVIDER, WHICH WAS A
FAITH BASED COMMUNITY PROVIDER.
THIS IS A PART OF THE
PARTNERSHIP TAKES THE FAMILY TO
THE LANDLORD. THE LANDLORD
DECIDES I DON'T WANT TO RENT IT
TO YOU. THAT'S ALL THE LANDLORD
SET. AFTER THIS. THIS MOM WITH
THREE KIDS. HAD BEEN COUCH
SURFING FOR TWO WEEKS. WOW, ALL
HER MONEY. COMES IN SHOWS UP
WITH UH, WE HAD A $3500 CHECK.
READY TO GIVE THE LANDLORD SHE'S
EXCITED ABOUT GETTING BACK IN
THIS HOUSE BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN
HOMELESS FOR THREE MONTHS. GOT
HER KIDS WILL ANSWER, MORRIS
SAYS. I DECIDED I'M NOT GOING TO
RENT TO YOU. HMM HMM. WHEN
EUNICE SAID THAT I'M LIKE, OH,
THIS WAS NOT A YOUTH. THIS WAS A
FAMILY. THIS WAS THE MOM WITH
THREE KIDS AND LIKE HMM. NOW
WE'RE STUCK, AND NOW WE'RE
DEALING WITH THE REPEATED TRAUMA
OF BEING ON THE STREET. AM I
GOING TO LOSE MY KIDS? AND ALL
THAT KIND OF THING? SO IF THERE
WAS A NUMBER AND I'M GOING BACK
TO YOUR QUESTION, MHM THAT WE
CALL IS THE STEWARDS OF THAT
PROGRAM. WILL THEY KNOW WHO TO
CALL AND HOW TO RESPOND. YOU
FOLLOW ME SO THEY MIGHT CALL US
BACK. WHO KNOWS? UM OR DO YOU?
DO YOU THINK THAT THE NETWORKING
IS NOT IS NOT ONE OF THE MY DEED
PROBLEMS. IT'S MORE OF THE
RESOURCES MORE OF THE
COLLABORATION. BECAUSE THE
NETWORKING PEOPLE HAVE EACH
OTHER'S CELL PHONES TO GET IT
DONE. IT'S RUNNING INTO THE
LANDLORD THAT SAYS COME, BUT
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CHANGES
THEIR MIND. AND NOW YOU'VE BUILT
THAT HOPE OF THAT INDIVIDUAL
THAT THEN GETS CRUSHED. IT'S YES
. SO WHERE IS THE NEED? AS FAR
AS THE NETWORKING I JUST LIKE,
ANNOUNCED IT AND I JUST WROTE
THIS DOWN. WE JUST NEED TO
PERFECT PERFECT ARE.
RELATIONSHIPS WE NEED TO MAKE
TIME TO CREATE SPACES WHERE
WE'RE CONTINUALLY PERFECTING IN
CULTIVATING OUR RELATIONSHIPS
WITH EACH OTHER. I MEAN, WE ALL
HAVE. THE ANSWER'S PRETTY MUCH
IT'S ALL LIKE, IF I DON'T KNOW
THE ANSWER. I KNOW SOMEBODY THAT
DOES. BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT
TIME TO GET TOGETHER INTO TWO
STATED THAT IN THE QUARTERLY
COME TOGETHER KIND OF WORKS, BUT
IN NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN THAT,
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SOMETIMES
WE'LL GET TOGETHER MAYBE
QUARTERLY, MAYBE TWICE A YEAR IN
THINGS CHANGE. AH, WE HAVE THESE
AH, THE SUPERINTENDENT COUNTY
SCHOOLS HAS THE HOMELESS LIAISON
MEETINGS THAT HAPPENED QUARTERLY
IN DIFFERENT REGIONS. RIGHT UM,
WE ALL RESPECT THEIR WORKLOAD.
BUT IT'S TREMENDOUS, YOU KNOW
HOW MANY HOMELESS MCKINNEY VENTO
YOUTH WE HAVE IN OUR COUNTY.
WE'VE GOT 25,000 AND THAT'S AN
UNDERCOUNT. AND THAT'S 25,000
FAMILIES. AND WHEN YOU'RE
SUCCESSFUL WITH ONE THEY'LL
SPREAD THE WORD. AND YOU KNOW,
IT'S A GOOD THING THAT THEY'LL
SPREAD THE WORD BUT WE ALWAYS
HAVE TO RESPOND BACK IN IN
RESPONDING BACK, NOT DURING
EIGHT AND FIVE AND NOT MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY. IT'S AFTER
HOURS. IT'S ON THE WEEKENDS, THE
NEED IN THE RESPONSE NEEDS TO BE
24 74 HOURS A DAY. THANK YOU,
ANDRE. UM MR KIRSCH. YOU TALKED
ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND
YOU TALKED ABOUT PRIVATE AND
GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS COMING
TOGETHER. DO WE SEE, UM, THE
WILLINGNESS OF ALL THOSE
PARTNERS TO COME TOGETHER TO
START TO TRULY ADDRESS, UM,
HOMELESS YOUTH AND HOMELESS IN
GENERAL. WELL I THINK IF WE
PROVIDE MORE EDUCATION TO THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY ABOUT THE
NEEDS IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS
THAT THEY WOULD BE MORE APT TO
COME TOGETHER WITH PARTNERS.
ANOTHER WHEN I SAT ON THE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND WE
CHAIRED THE HOMELESS YOUTH TASK
FORCE WE WORKED AND WE DID PEER
TO PEER FOUND THAT THOSE THAT
WERE GOING TO SCHOOL, UM WE'RE
ABLE TO GET THE DIFFERENT
GRASSROOT TUITION AND BOOKS BUT
THE QUALITY OF LIFE UM, DOLLARS
WAS FOREIGN IN BETWEEN, AND I
KNOW THAT WE MOVED FORWARD TO
ESTABLISH A FUND THROUGH
CHILDREN'S FUND. UM FOR THAT.
THAT MEANS THAT OUT OF $2500
SCHOLARSHIP UM $1500 GO STRAIGHT
TO THE INDIVIDUAL FOR THE
QUALITIES OF LIFE WITH NO
ANYTHING TIED TO IT RIGHT. SO
FOR FOOD FOR A PLACE TO STAY, IT
WON'T BE FOR THE WHOLE. BUT AT
LEAST IT'S BUILDING BACK TRUST
AND INDIVIDUAL DO WE THINK THAT
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS READY
FOR THAT TYPE OF APPROACH? OR DO
THEY STILL WANT TO SEE? UM
THINGS TIED TO MONEY THAT'S
BEING DONATED. THAT I BELIEVE
THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO SEE MORE
THINGS KIND OF MONEY THAT'S
DONATED AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU
FOR THAT. AND THEN, UM. MISS
KASSERINE. GOT IT, HUH? HMM YOU
TALKED ABOUT THE REGULATIONS,
AND IT TRULY IS, UM YOU KNOW,
WE'VE BEEN WORKING A LONG TIME
TOGETHER. UM AND WORKING WITH
TRYING TO GET FIRST HOME OPENED
UP. WE WENT THROUGH DIFFERENT
THREE DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS,
AND LUCKILY I WAS ON THE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WE FOUND A
PLACE OUT IN MENTO. THEN WE WORK
TOGETHER IN VICTORVILLE TO TRY
TO GET THOSE TINY HOME, SOME
CONSTRUCTED AND RAN INTO UM, THE
BURDEN OF COSTS WHEN FIRE
SPRINKLERS HAD TO BE A COMPONENT
IN ORDER TO GET CHECKED OFF,
WHICH THEN OUTWEIGHED THE COST
OF THE TINY HOME ITSELF, WHICH
LEADS TO ASSEMBLY BILL 42 WHERE
WE'RE WORKING THAT THROUGH WHICH
USE ELOQUENTLY TESTIFIED FOR
THAT'S JUST ONE COMPONENT. I
MEAN, THERE'S STILL IS A LOT
MORE AREAS THAT HAVE A COMMUNITY
TRULY MONTHS TO DEAL WITH THE
HOMELESS. THERE'S WAYS TO GET TO
WHERE CONSTRUCTION CAN GET DONE
QUICKER. DO YOU THINK THAT THE
WILLINGNESS I KNOW IT WAS A
QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED? HOW DO
WE MOVE THESE FORWARD? DO YOU
BELIEVE THAT THE WILL OF LOCAL
LEADERS THAT SAY IT'S NUMBER ONE
ISSUE IS THAT WILL THERE TO
START TO LOOK OUTSIDE THE BOX TO
CREATE HOMES IN THIS CASE, TINY
HOME SLEEPING CABINS FOR THOSE
THAT ARE OUT ON THE STREET AND
TO MOVE FORWARD. HMM I THINK THE
WILL COULD BE STRENGTHENED, BUT
IT'S THERE SO WE'RE NOT STARTING
FROM FROM SCRATCH. I APPRECIATE
THAT, BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE UP IN
VICTORVILLE CHEERING THAT SITE,
WE DID HAVE LEADERS FROM THE
AREA THERE WHERE THE WILL IS
THERE BUT TRYING TO MANEUVER
JUST LIKE WE'RE HEARING HERE,
MANEUVERING THROUGH CERTAIN
THINGS. THERE'S ALSO ELECTED
LEADERS THAT ARE TRYING TO HELP
, BUT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO MANEUVER THROUGH AND GET THE
RIGHT PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THROUGH A PSYCHIATRIC
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER WAS
ONE THAT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW. WE
HAVE A B 42 NOW MOVING THROUGH.
IT'S ON. IT'S ON THE OTHER HOUSE
. NOW WE ALSO HAVE A SOLUTION
WITH STATE PROPERTIES THAT
AGAIN, UM WHAT THAT METRO HAS
USED, BUT IT'S ONLY 18 18 BEDS,
BUT IT IS LONG TERM. UM RATHER
THAN A 12 DAY STAY IS 90 DAYS
PLUS TO GET THE TREATMENT THAT
PEOPLE TRULY NEED. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND
WORKING ON THIS ISSUE AND
PASSION. UM DURING YOUR SPEAKING
HERE TODAY, AND IN THESE, YOU
BROUGHT UP A TOPIC, UM, AS FAR
AS ILLEGAL RENTING THAT'S CUT MY
EAR AND CERTAINLY IT'S GOING TO
BE SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING TO
TAKE BACK AND TRY TO OPEN UP
SOME MORE INFORMATION ON SO
THOSE THAT ARE PREYING ON OUR
HOMELESS YOUTH. UM WE'RE GONNA
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND TRY TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE COULD COME
TOGETHER AND AT LEAST MAYBE LET
PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOW AWARE
OF THE SITUATION. WHEN YOU START
TO BUILD AN INDIVIDUAL, AND I
BELIEVE IN ALL IN PEOPLE MOVING
FORWARD, BUT WHEN YOU START TO,
UM TALK ABOUT GETTING A FAMILY
INTO A HOUSE THAT THAT THAT THAT
ADRENALINE STARTS TO MOVE ALL OF
A SUDDEN WEIGHT AND STRESSES OFF
OF YOU. THEN TO BE TOLD NO. IT'S
LIKE AT THAT POINT YOU JUST WANT
TO LIKE, WHO DO YOU TRUST AT
THAT POINT, RIGHT? AND WE DIDN'T
EVEN TALK ABOUT WHAT DO WE SEE
AS FAR AS REOCCURRING HOMELESS,
GETTING SOMEBODY IN SOMEBODY OUT
RIGHT? HOW MANY TIMES DOES IT
TAKE? AND I WOULD ARGUE THAT WE
HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE THERE.
FOR INDIVIDUALS, I THINK YOU
KNOW THE PANELS THAT WERE HERE
TODAY AND ASSEMBLED. WE DO HAVE
TO REMEMBER THAT. SOLUTIONS HAVE
TO BE TAKEN A STEP AT A TIME AND
IT'S NOT THAT ONE SOLUTION IS
GOING TO COME AND FIX EVERYTHING
RIGHT. 83 49 IS MEANT TO START
THE DISCUSSION FORWARD AS FAR AS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFITS
AND JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO NEGOTIATE
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
SERVICES FOR LAND IN THE STATE
AND FACILITIES. TO START TO
BRING FORWARD YOU HEARD FROM
THOSE THAT ARE RUNNING THOSE
FACILITIES OUT IN METRO THAT YOU
STATE PROPERTY FOR THAT. EVERY
JURISDICTION THAT WE REPRESENTED
AS A COUNTY SUPERVISOR WILL
REPRESENT THE 45TH ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT VENTURE TO SAY IN THE
DISTRICT 50 ALSO THAT IT'S THE
NUMBER ONE ISSUE NUMBER ONE
ISSUE IN THEIR IN THEIR
JURISDICTIONS. BUT YET WHAT WE
NEED TO DO IS COME TOGETHER AS A
COMMUNITY TO VALIDLY. LOOK AT
THE SOLUTIONS THAT ARE BEING
PRESENTED. IT'S NO LONGER CAN WE
TURNED A BLIND EYE TO IT AGAIN.
THOSE THAT ARE HOMELESS THAT ARE
OUT THERE. IT'S NOT US VERSUS
THEM, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS,
THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND IN
MANY TIMES THERE ARE CO WORKERS.
SO WE HAVE TO BE OPEN TO LOOKING
THROUGH SOME OF THESE ISSUES. I
DON'T THINK ALL THE PRESENTERS
WHO PRESENTED TODAY AND BRINGING
LIGHT TO THESE ISSUES AND THAT
TERM ILLEGAL READING HAS SPARKED
AN INTEREST, SO WE'LL BE TALKING
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD NOW TO
PUBLIC COMMENT TO THOSE THAT
WANT TO, UM MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT
WILL KEEP IT SHORT. 22 MINUTES.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT MIKE HAS SET
UP. I BELIEVE THAT ONE THERE IF
THERE IS, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY
TO THE MIC. STATE YOUR NAME? UM
AND YOUR COMMENT.
IN OPPOSITION SUPPORT.
THIS IS HOW WE FEEL. IT'S NOT
OFF. TO SOME OF THE NO. JUST
TURN IT OFF. OKAY? UM THIS IS
KELLY HILLARY FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION
AGAIN, AND I'M JUST LISTENING TO
SOME OF THE INFORMATION I WAS
GIVEN BY OUR LAST PANEL YOU GUYS
HAVE MENTIONED ABOUT, UM WHERE
THERE'S $2500 THAT IS GIVEN OR
$2000 THAT ARE THAT IS GIVEN TO
YOUTH. UM AND THEN IT'S LIKE
1500 IS DEDICATED TO BASICALLY
LIKE THEIR BASIC NEEDS, WHILE
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION HAS
PARTNERED WITH TAE A AND A LOT
OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, WE
ACTUALLY SERVE YOUTH AND PROVIDE
TUITION ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE A
LOT OF RESOURCES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE TO THE YOUTH. UM IN IN
DIFFERENT CASE TYPES. SO EVEN
WHEN I MET WITH THE YOUTH
ADVISORY BOARD, UM LAST WEEK,
THE LATTER PART OF LAST WEEK WE
HAD TALKED ABOUT CREATING A
POSITIONS THROUGH PAID WORK
EXPERIENCE IS TO GIVE STUDENTS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN MONEY TO
HELP DECREASE THOSE, UM, TO HELP
DECREASE HOMELESSNESS AND THINGS
THAT THEY NEED, YOU KNOW, BEING
ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO FOOD AND
CLOTHING OR WHATEVER. SO MY
BASICALLY WHAT IT IS. IT'S JUST
MAKING THAT COMMENT THAT THOSE
SUPPORTS ARE THERE. BUT IT'S
JUST REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
HAVE THAT THAT STREAMLINE
PROCESS OR, UM, WELL, IT WOULD
BE THAT STREAMLINED PROCESS
WHERE THEY CAN GET ACCESS TO THE
RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED. AND
ONE THING THAT WE'VE DONE IS
WE'VE CREATED THIS PROGRAM WHERE
IT'S EXPEDITED ELIGIBILITY
BEFORE IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 100
AND 60 DAYS FOR YOUTH OR ANYBODY
TO GET ELIGIBLE FOR OUR
SERVICES. NOW THEY CAN COME IN
AND BLOG. DOBLE, ALL WITHIN TWO
DAYS FOR SERVICES. SO THIS IS
REALLY DECREASED THAT GAP IN
SERVICE BECAUSE WE KNOW IF WE'RE
NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE AS
QUICKLY AS AS IT CAN BE. WE LOSE
THEM. UM SO NOW WHAT WE'VE DONE
IS WE'VE COME IN AND WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO TAKE, UM, AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES
AT A QUICKER PACE. AND THIS IS
REALLY SOMETHING THAT I WANTED
TO MENTION BECAUSE THESE
RESOURCES ARE HERE. UM THERE'S A
LOT OF NOT JUST DEAL ARE BUT A
LOT OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND
PUBLIC AGENCIES THAT THE
RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE. WE NEED
TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF PLATFORM OR
SOME TYPE OF, UM, INFORMATION
BOARD OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE,
EVEN IF IT'S ON A BILLBOARD IN
THE COMMUNITY OR SOME KIND OF
WAY THAT THIS INFORMATION IS
GETTING OUT TO OUR YOUTH. WE'RE
CONSTANTLY BEING TOLD THAT WE'RE
THE BEST KEPT SECRET BECAUSE A
LOT OF PARENTS A LOT OF YOUTH, A
LOT OF INDIVIDUALS DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
THAT WE CAN PROVIDE. TWO PEOPLE
SO IN AND IT'S NOT AN INCOME
BASED PROGRAM. WE DO HAVE THOSE
DISCUSSIONS, BUT THESE RESOURCES
ARE AVAILABLE, BUT IT'S JUST
SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE, I
THINK, BROADCAST IT TO THE
MASSES SO THAT THEY KNOW THEY'RE
NOT OUT THERE BY THEMSELVES WERE
HERE AS A STATE AGENCY TO
PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT AND
RESOURCES. SO THAT'S ONLY
COMMENT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND IF YOU
COULD SHARE THAT INFORMATION
WITH OUR STAFF, BOTH OF OUR
STATUS. WE COULD PROBABLY GET
THAT OUT WITHIN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS. ANY OTHER PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I THINK SHE'S LOOKING UP HER
NOTES ON HER CELL PHONE TO MAKE
HER COMMENTS. THAT'S RIGHT. I
WANT TO LEARN FROM YOU, ALTHOUGH
MY TEAM TRIES TO TEACH ME BUT
YEAH. GO AHEAD. STATE YOUR NAME.
HELLO MY NAME IS KEITH BENITEZ.
BUT MY NAME IS KEEPING YOU THOSE
I WANTED TO TELL A SHORT SUMMARY
OF MY EXPERIENCES. HOMELESSNESS
FROM THE AGES OF 4 TO 12 YEARS
OLD, I WAS IN BETWEEN HOMES AND
A CROWDED TWO BEDROOM HOUSE WITH
12 PEOPLE UNDER ONE ROOF. IT WAS
FINE THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME,
BUT ONE SUMMER WE ENDED UP
LOSING OUR RENT. AND WE ENDED UP
ON THE STREETS. THIS WAS IN L. A
COUNTY. AND ONE OF THE BIG
THINGS THAT HAS IMPACTED ME
SINCE MY HOMELESSNESS BACK THEN
WAS IT TRIGGERED A LOT OF TRAUMA
THAT LED TO YEARS AND YEARS OF
UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD
AND MANY YEARS OF EATING
DISORDERS AND TREATMENT TO THIS
DAY. I STILL STRUGGLE WITH FEAR
THAT I'M NOT GONNA HAVE MONEY
FOR FOOD THAT I'M GOING TO
STARVE BECAUSE A LOT OF TIME
DURING THE TIME IN THOSE HOTELS
AND BETWEEN HOUSES IN OUR VAN UM
. I LIVED OFF OF BASICALLY
SCRAMBLED EGGS, AND TO THIS DAY
I CAN'T EAT THEM BECAUSE IT
BASICALLY MAKES ME SICK. AND MY
LITTLE BROTHER HERE HAS HIS OWN
PUBLIC COMMENT ON HIS
EXPERIENCE. I REMEMBER IT MORE
THAN HE DOES. BECAUSE UM, I WAS
12. HE WAS SIX. AND IF HE WANTS
TO COME UP AND SAY WHAT HE
EXPERIENCED, I'LL BE RIGHT HERE
NEXT TO HIM. THANK YOU FOR
SHARING. YES. MY NAME. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? MY NAME'S ULISES BÀN
ITAS. UM KIND OF SAME STORY MY
PERSPECTIVE. UM WELL. LIKE THEY
SAID I WAS SIX. WE UH, REMEMBER
IT. WE WERE MOVING FROM L. A TO
A UM IT BUT WE DIDN'T LIKE HAVE
THE RENT FROM HIM IT LIKE THE
RENTING HOUSE FROM HIM IT YET.
SO WE WERE LIKE BOUNCING AROUND.
HOTELS THE HOTELS FOR LIKE, SIX
MONTHS IS WHAT I THOUGHT. UM.
BUT THEY HAD LIKE A LOT OF SMOKE
. AND WITH ME, UM MY LUNGS WERE
UNDERDEVELOPED WHEN I WAS BORN.
SO I NEEDED A MACHINE CALLED A
NEBULIZER. YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW
IT'S KIND OF LIKE INHALER, BUT
LIKE STRONGER TO HELP DEVELOP
YOUR LUNGS. BUT SINCE THE, UM.
BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE, ACTUALLY,
LIKE DELAYED THE PROCESS OF MY
LUNGS BEING DEVELOPED. SO LIKE
DURING LIKE WINTERS, THEY WOULD
LIKE, SUCK AND I WOULD GET LIKE
SICK A LOT. AND, UH, BASICALLY
LIKE I WOULD HAVE THESE, LIKE
BAD LIKE COUGHING FITS. RIGHT?
THAT WE. WELL I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
WAS GOING ON. EVERYBODY ELSE DID
BECAUSE, LIKE I WAS YOUNG. I
JUST THOUGHT I JUST KEPT GETTING
SICK A LOT. RIGHT? AND, UH,
BECAUSE OF THAT, I STILL KIND OF
NEED MY MACHINES. WHEN HE GETS
LIKE COLD. BUT I WAS SCARED. I
WAS ACTUALLY GONNA RUN OUT OF
LIKE THE MEDICINE FOR THE
NEBULIZER. SINCE WE IT'S LIKE WE
DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
BECAUSE A LOT OF IT WAS GOING
STRAIGHT TO LIKE THE HOUSE
DIDN'T HAVE INSURANCE FOR, LIKE,
A FEW YEARS. OH, YEAH, THAT TOO.
LIKE NO INSURANCE. SO LIKE WE
HAD TO PAY EVERYTHING OUT OF
POCKET. I WAS SCARED. I WASN'T
GONNA HAVE MY MEDICINE ONE DAY.
AND, YEAH, YOU WENT OVER TWO
MINUTES. YEAH. THAT'S A THAT WAS
OUR STORY WITH HOMELESSNESS AND
WHY THIS IS A BIG IMPACT ON US.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR THE SELECT COMMITTEE
FOR HAVING THIS VERY IMPORTANT
DISCUSSION TODAY. THANK YOU TO
THE PANELISTS. AS YOU SEE, IT
TAKES A VILLAGE TO ADDRESS THESE
ISSUES AND ESPECIALLY THE
SOLUTIONS. MY NAME IS MARISSA
YAEGER, ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT
FOR GOVERNMENT CAN BE RELATIONS
WITH CAL STATE SAN MARTINO. WE
ARE HERE TODAY TO CONSTANTLY BE
PART OF THE CONVERSATION. WHAT
DOES THAT MEAN? WE ARE THANKFUL
FOR YOUR COLLEAGUE, BABY. EXCUSE
ME, ARAMBULA ARAMBULA, BUT
RECENTLY AUTHORED A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO. MAYBE 13 26, WHICH
ALLOWED OR MANDATED THE COUNTY'S
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES TO HAVE A HIGHER
EDUCATION LIAISON. I CAN SPEAK
TO OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SAM
BURNETT COUNTY. THAT
RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN VERY
IMPACTFUL IN DEALING WITH THE
FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY OF
OUR STUDENTS. THERE ARE
RENAISSANCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM
THAT WE OFFER TO ASSIST WITH AGE
OUT FOSTER YOUTH AS THEY
CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AT OUR
UNIVERSITY WERE VERY ENGAGED, SO
WE ARE HERE AS A PARTNER TO
CONTINUE THAT WRAP AROUND
SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT THE YOUTH
HAVE IN THE KHL SYSTEM, AND WE
HOPE IN ANY DIALOGUE THAT THERE
IS A FORWARD THINKING APPROACH.
FOR FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURE AS
STUDENTS MOVE TO EITHER FOUR
YEAR BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT
ALSO GOES BACK TO EVEN THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUTE. CURRENT
FINANCIAL AID FOR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS DOES NOT
INCLUDE HOUSING. SO WE'RE TRYING
TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, WITH THE
CAL. FRESH CONVERSATION AND DATA
SHARING AMONGST INSTITUTIONS,
BUT ON THE HOUSING SIDE THAT
CURRENTLY THAT DIALOGUE IS NOT
IN EXISTENCE AT THIS TIME, SO I
JUST BROACH THAT TO YOU AND
THINKING OF THOSE IDEAS, AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED
CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER PUBLIC
COMMENT. ALRIGHT SO I JUST
WANTED TO BUILD OFF ON ONE OF
THE LAST COMMENTS I MADE IN THE
END SO ONCE A YOUTH AND YOUNG
ADULT IS DONE AT THEIR HOUSING
PROGRAM, THEN THEY HAVE TO FIND
HOUSING ON THEIR OWN. BUT IN THE
CURRENT MARKET RIGHT NOW,
HOUSING IS NOT AFFORDABLE. AND
SO THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN ASK
FROM BOTH OF YOU AND ANY
LEGISLATORS. UH WE NEED
NONPROFITS TO GET MORE FUNDING
TO IMPLEMENT CLT S COMMUNITY
MANTRAS WE HAVE IN PHS
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
SERVICES THAT DOES C O T S THE
LN EQUITY COMMUNITY LETRAS, UM,
THAT IS OUT AND ANOTHER LENTO.
THEY ARE GOING TO BUILD FOUR
PROPERTIES ON THERE, AND THEY'RE
GOING TO PULL. UM INDIVIDUALS
ARE ON THE SECTION EIGHT WAITING
THIS FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
HERE TO MOVE OUT TO OTHER MANTO.
AND WHAT'S REALLY COOL ABOUT
CGRTS IS AT THE NONPROFIT WILL
BUY THE LANDS. UNDERNEATH THE
STRUCTURE AND THE INDIVIDUAL WHO
IS GOING TO BE LIVING IN THE
STRUCTURE WILL PAY FOR THE
STRUCTURE. AND SO IT KEEPS
AFFORDABILITY. UM SUSTAINABLE, I
MAINTAINS SO IT'S NOT AFFECTED
BY ANY MARKET PRICES. AND, UM.
IN ADDITION TO THAT IT WOULD
ALLOW THE WEALTH OF THE
COMMUNITY TO STAY IN THE
COMMUNITY INSTEAD OF BEING, UM,
INSTEAD OF HAVING THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS TO LANDLORDS EVERY
SINGLE MONTH, AND THAT'S THAT'S
ALL I WANTED TO SAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, REUBEN. ANY OTHER
PUBLIC COMMENT. GOING ONCE GOING
TWICE. CLOSING REMARKS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAISED THANK
YOU SO MUCH, MR CHAIR AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING TOGETHER
THIS INFORMATIONAL HEARING. IT'S
SO GOOD TO BRING SACRAMENTO TO
OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE OUR
COMMUNITY'S INPUT ON SUCH
IMPORTANT ISSUES AND THE
COMMUNITY LAND. TRUST TO RUBEN.
I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.
JUST LAST WEEK. I HAD THE
CONVERSATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. LEADERSHIP ABOUT AND
THEY ARE LOOKING TO ALSO CREATE
A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST TO
PROVIDE HOUSING AND IT I'M VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT POSSIBILITY.
UM I WANTED TO SHARE ABOUT A B
22 17 MICHAEL HOME BILL THAT WAS
SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR,
WHICH PROVIDES FOR ADDITIONAL
FUNDING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WAS
MY PARTNER IN THAT TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL MONEY TO BUILD
HOUSING, AND I'M EXCITED THAT WE
STARTED OUT WITH 250 MILLION.
THE GOVERNOR THEN TOOK BACK 100
MILLION, BUT WE FOUGHT HIM AS
MUCH AS WE COULD. AND IN THE
END, THERE WAS 300 MILLION THAT
WAS PUT INTO THAT PARTICULAR
PART OF MONEY AND WE'RE HAVING
IT'S FOR FIRST TIME HOME OWNERS
. UM AND IT'S MONEY THAT GOES TO
THE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS. ANOTHER IS
A B 653 MY VOUCHER PROGRAM. WE
FIND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE
WAITED YEARS AND YEARS TO GET
THEIR SECTION EIGHT VOUCHER.
WHEN THEY FINALLY GET IT IF THEY
DON'T FIND THE HOUSING WITHIN A
PERIOD OF TIME. THEY'RE LOST,
AND THEY'RE GOING BACK TO
HOMELESSNESS AND, UM 86 53 WILL
PROVIDE FOR A STRUCTURE. WE'RE
WORKING WITH OUR, UM HOUSING
AUTHORITY HERE IN SAN BERNARDINO
AND OTHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
DON'T LOSE THOSE VOUCHERS. WE
DON'T HAVE TO SEND THEM BACK TO
THE TO THE FEDS THAT WE KEEP
THEM HERE. WE FIND OTHER WAYS
PROVIDING INCENTIVES. THAT WAS
SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED.
PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO
LANDLORDS BECAUSE MANY LANDLORDS
ARE NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE
HOUSING UNDER SECTION EIGHT, SO
PROVIDING MORE INCENTIVES
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
TO THE RENTERS WITH MORE MORE
MONEY FOR FIRST AND LAST FOR
SECURITY. AND WHAT HAVE YOU
PROVIDING ALSO TO DO THE
UPGRADES THAT ARE NECESSARY SO
THAT THE HOUSING WILL PASS? THE
BILL NOW IS IN THIS. IT'S PAST
GONE THROUGH OUR HOUSE WITH
GREAT SUPPORT. IT IS NOW IN THE
SENATE. IT'S IN THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. WE'RE
WAITING FOR IT TO COME OUT OF
THERE AND THEN ONTO THE FLOOR
AND OVER TO THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE. I REALLY APPRECIATE SO
MANY OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE
MADE, AND I THINK ONE THAT IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THE
CHAIR MADE AND WAS REPEATED. A
NUMBER OF TIMES IS ONE PERSON AT
A TIME. WE'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO
BUILD HOUSING AND TAKE CARE OF
EVERYBODY BUT EVENTUALLY WILL BE
THERE. BUT ONE PERSON AT A TIME
, ONE PERSON THAT HAS HELPED
THAT PERSON CAN CERTAINLY HELP
THE NEXT PERSON AND IF IT'S A
FAMILY, THEN YOU'RE HELPING SO
MANY MORE. ANOTHER IS THAT
NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US IF
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUTH TO
YOUTH HAVE TO BE INVOLVED. THE
YOUTH HAVE TO BE ON THOSE
BOARDS. THE YOUTHS VOICE HAS TO
BE THERE. AND IF IT'S HOMELESS
YOUTH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WE
HAVE TO HAVE THOSE WITH THOSE
LIVED EXPERIENCES. ALSO FOR US
TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
ISSUE IS, AND THEN COME TO THE
SOLUTIONS. IF WE'RE GOING TO
AVOID CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS, WE
HAVE TO GET THE PERSON WHEN THEY
ARE FIRST HOMELESS, AND IT'S SO
IMPORTANT. WE HAVE WONDERFUL
PROGRAMS. WE HAVE DEDICATED
PEOPLE. SOME BERNARDINO COUNTY
IS SO LUCKY WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT
ARE ABSOLUTELY DEDICATED TO HELP
THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS. BUT IF THE REST OF
THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT
YOU AND HOW GREAT YOU ARE AND
HOW YOU ARE ONE OF THE BEST KEPT
SECRETS, THEN WE'RE FAILING IN
SOME REGARD. SO WE NEED TO FIND
OTHER WAYS TO GET THE MESSAGE
OUT. UM INCENTIVES, SAFE SPACES
, NAVIGATION CENTERS, UM. AND
SOMETHING THAT RUBIN SAID JUST
BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE US DOESN'T
MEAN WE DON'T EXIST. UM AND IT
ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE YOUTH
ANOTHER WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS, ANOTHER GROUP THAT
IS GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS
IS OUR SENIORS. THAT THE NUMBER
OF SENIORS THAT ARE HOMELESS NOW
SO IF WE FOR YOU IN MANY OF THEM
ARE HOMELESS FOR THE VERY FIRST
TIME, AND WE'VE GOT TO CATCH
THEM THERE, TOO. JUST LIKE WE
HAVE TO CATCH OUR YOUTH. THE
VERY FIRST TIME THEY ARE
HOMELESS TO GET THEM ON THE GET
THEM BACK ON THEIR FEET SO THAT
THEY CAN THEN FIGURE OUT WHETHER
IT'S EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING.
WHATEVER THOSE SERVICES ARE, WE
ALREADY HEARD THEY'RE AVAILABLE.
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
ARE WE MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS.
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT AND I'LL END WITH THIS
. I THINK THAT MAYBE ONE OF IF
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FUNDING,
MAYBE SOME OF THAT FUNDING HAS
TO GO TO OUTREACH TO EDUCATING.
AND MAYBE IT IS THOSE BIG
BILLBOARDS, UM, TO MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY KNOWS. I MEAN, WE DIAL
211 JUST LIKE OUR CHAIR SAID WE
DIAL 211. WE KNOW THAT THAT'S
ONE PLACE WE CAN GO. IT'S NOT
ENOUGH. UM WE'VE GOT TO FIND
MORE. AND MAYBE IT IS THE
BILLBOARDS. I DON'T KNOW. THOSE
ARE PRETTY EXPENSIVE. MAYBE WE
CAN GET AN AGREEMENT WITH
BILLBOARD COMPANIES, BUT I KNOW
THAT IT'S IT DOES TAKE A VILLAGE
AND I AM SO PROUD TO BE PART OF
THIS VILLAGE BECAUSE WHEN I HEAR
THE TESTIMONY FROM THOSE
PROVIDING THE SERVICES THOSE WHO
HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCES AND THOSE
WHO WANT TO HELP. I KNOW WE'RE
ON THE RIGHT TRACK. UM AND
TOGETHER. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO
BE ABLE TO, UH, I'D LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO END
HOMELESSNESS. WE'RE CERTAINLY
GOING TO TRY TO GET TO THAT
POINT. SO, EUNICE THANK YOU FOR
TELLING US THAT WE'RE GOING TO
END HOMELESSNESS. THANK YOU ALL
SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR FOR PUTTING THIS
INFORMATIONAL HEARING TOGETHER.
THANK YOU. REMEMBER RAISE AND
THANK YOU TO EVERY PANELISTS
THAT SPOKE HERE TODAY, BRINGING
MUCH NEEDED EDUCATION NOT ONLY
TO OURSELVES, BUT THOSE THAT ARE
WATCHING AND IT'S RECORDED SO IT
WILL BE PLAYED AGAIN. BUT WE
ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THE
SOLUTION LIES WITHIN THE PERIOD
OF PEER DISCUSSIONS THAT WHEN IT
COMES FROM THERE THAT WOULD GIVE
US DIRECTION ON WHERE TO GO TO
CREATE THE OUTWORK THE
NETWORKING. THAT'S THERE. WE
HEARD THAT IF WE PROVIDED
TRANSPORTATION, THERE COULD BE
MORE. UM, VOICE IS BEING
ADDRESSED HERE TODAY. SO LET'S
MAKE SURE THAT THAT THAT VOICE
ISN'T BEING COUNTED OUT OF THE
EQUATION, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO
WORK ON PIECES OF LEGISLATION
LEGISLATION THAT DEAL WITH TINY
HOMES DEALS WITH PSYCHIATRIC
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS TO
GET LONG TERM LONG TERM
SOLUTIONS. NOT JUST QUICK TERMS
. UM AND BEING ABLE TO HEAR
ABOUT THE COUNSELING COUNSELING
WITHIN THE SCHOOLS ITSELF. UM K
THROUGH 12, BUT ALSO WITH THE
HOMELESS ADVOCATES AND YOU HAVE
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY OF SAN
MARTINO HERE. UM THAT'S HEARING
ALL THESE THINGS TO THAT WILL
SHOW THE AND TESTIFY THAT THERE
IS HOMELESS ADVOCATES ON CAMPUS
THAT WILL REACH OUT TO THOSE
THAT ARE THERE AND AGAIN. THIS
ISN'T A LOT OF TIMES AND EVEN ON
THE COUNT ON THE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS EVERY TIME WE WOULD
BRING UP THE TOPIC. HOMELESS
HOMELESS YOUTH PEOPLE BUILD
THESE STEREOTYPES. WE HAVE TO
GET RID OF THE STEREOTYPES
BECAUSE IT TRULY IS. IT TRULY IS
US AS A COMMUNITY NOW DEALING
WITH HOMELESS THAT IT IS OUR
FAMILY MEMBERS, UM, THAT'S CLOSE
TO HOME. IT'S OUR COMMUNITY. AND
MANY TIMES IT'S OUR COWORKERS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE STATISTICS,
ONE OUT OF 10 IS SUFFERING FROM
HOMELESSNESS. NOW. LOOK AT THE
COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. NOT
EVERYBODY THAT WE RUN INTO HIS
HOUSE. THERE'S THOSE THAT ARE
OUT THERE, BARELY TRYING TO MAKE
IT. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE
THESE MEETINGS AND TAKE AWAY
IDEAS, UM AS PIECES OF
LEGISLATION AND FUNDING FOR
THAT, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT
THAT VOICE AND THAT NEED IN THE
COMMUNITY. COME DIRECTLY FROM
THOSE THAT ARE ENGAGED, UM,
PERIOD APPEAR AND LET THAT VOICE
BE HEARD. LIKE WE HEARD TODAY. I
WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
ATTENDING TO THANK ALL THE
PANELISTS FOR BEING HERE.
CERTAINLY WE'RE TRYING TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE A STEP AT A
TIME. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO CONSTRUCT A BUILDING THAT'S
GOING TO TAKE ALL THE HOMELESS
AND PUT THEM IN THERE. BUT WHAT
WE WANT TO DO IS CALL ATTENTION
TO THE WILL OF LOCAL LEADERS.
TWO LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO FIND
SOLUTIONS AND LET'S WORK
TOGETHER. STEP BY STEP TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THIS
AS A COMMUNITY AND BRINGING BACK
THE HUMANITY EQUATION BACK INTO
OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU ALL FOR
ATTENDING THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.
DRAMA AT SCHOOL. DON'T LET ME IN
AFTER LIKE CLASS. YES. OKAY BUT
. OKAY. YOU GUYS TODAY, GIRL?
I'M WITH YOU. YEAH 20 SECOND
ONE, OKAY? OKAY. YEAH JUST SENT
THIS.
I JUST MENTIONED. ALRIGHT, WELL
. WE'RE NOT. WE'RE NOT SURE DID
STUFF. MANAGEMENT OKAY