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Information& Referral/Coordinated Entry:
Assistance begins with general information and referral to community services coupled with a
comprehensive assessment of needs, identification of barriers and development of an immediate
action plan.Those visiting 5CHC's offices are provided access to computer, internet, phone
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charging, mailing address,food and hygiene supplies. 5CHC staff serves as a source of knowledge
resources.support.hope.
and referral.
#Calls for #Office Visitors: 316, U Coordinated Entry Assess: 38
ooAssistance: 170 70%No Appointment Households with children: 9
LJ�� Benefits Assistance: 5 17% First-time Adults:8 Children: 12
1 Donations: 1 Benefits Assistance: 14 Households without Children: 23
OEmployment:4 Computer Access: 17 Adults: 30
N Food: 1 Food:47
Housing:42 Housing: 22 Other Highlights:
• Medical Respite:4 Hygiene Items: 6 • Increase in youth walk-ins
C Rental Assist: 35 Medical Respite: 5 • 100 Food Bags Per Month
(13 Shelter: 5 Rental Assist: 8 • Distributing Cell Phones
Telephone: 6 Sober Living: 2 Directly
mon Transportation: 6 Telephone: 15 • Increase in Seniors seeking
Utility Assist: 19 Transportation: 14 assistance.
Vehicle Repair: 10 Other: 21
Veterans: 12 Veterans: 13
0 Youth: 9 Youth: 20
(1)W Housing Assistance:
NRapid Re-Housing Program: Deposit Assistance: $2,250; Rental Assistance: $3,633
(= Case management and financial assistance for deposit, rent and immediate needs for those who
E are homeless or facing homelessness. For move-in assistance with deposit and rent, clients must
be homeless but there is no income threshold. For rental assistance to prevent homelessness,
clients' income must be 30% or less of Area Median Income.
Referrals:4 Permanently
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Enrolled:4 Housed:4
0 Immediate Needs:$2,888.57 plus In-Kind Items
Assists homeless and low-income families and individuals in the Five Cities area with limited funds
/'1 to address their immediate needs, and move them to self—sufficiency. Often helping families to
U overcome a one-time barrier will enable them to move toward self-sufficiency, stability in the
home, and economic improvement. Examples of assistance are utilities,gasoline, bus voucher,
Iauto repairs, clothing, employment readiness, detox/sober living, basic needs, emergency food,
U etc.
Hygiene Supplies: 9
Bus Pass: 24 Identification: 5
Clothing: 22 Motel Stay: 7
Food Certificate: 2 Phone/Utility Assistance: 6
Gas Card: 3 Relocation Travel Assist: 2
Housing Application Fee:0 Sober Living: 1
Housing Rental Assistance: 0 Vehicle Repair/Registration: 2
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www.5CHC.org
Facebook:
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Benefits Advocacy:
Income and Financial Literacy Assistance:
5CHC clients are offered additional guidance and advocacy for obtaining and retaining public benefits, including 551, SSDI,
Cal Fresh, etc. Housing clients are also encouraged to participate in financial literacy and budgeting training.
Current Case Load: 32 Joint SSI/SSDI: 7 Social Security Retirement
New Cases in January: 0 MediCal:4 and Survivor Benefits: 3
SSI Only: 11 CalFresh: 3
SSDI Only: 12 General Assistance:2
Medical Respite/Detox:
Working to improve discharge planning and case management with Arroyo Grande Community Hospital,the program
serves homeless patients requiring temporary respite care. Program is offered in partnership with Dignity Health, Good
Samaritan Shelter, and Community Health Centers of the Central Coast.
Detox: 3 referrals Respite Care: 2 referrals
Homeless Youth:
Outreach and case management targeting homeless youth age 16-24, providing support for immediate needs, education
and job development, and housing assistance. Program is offered in partnership with Dignity Health, Good Samaritan
Shelter, and Lucia Mar Unified School District, Police Departments of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach.
4 new case managed clients: Case manager met with 4 youth incarcerated in San Luis Obispo Jail in January.
We were able to successfully transport 1 client from jail to a sober living home in Grover Beach where he was able to
obtain employment and fulfill all probation requirements. A high school student who was forced to drop out of school due
to homelessness reached out to us for assistance. We were able to help her sign up for adult education, assist her with
transportation to/from her new school, and increase her income through a part-time job.
Case manager performed street outreach with the Grover Beach Police Department to connect with youth and assist with
immediate services.
Total Number of Case Managed ClientsEaSiale: 8 Currently employed 8
Average age: 20 Students: 5 Number of referrals: 7
Male: 17 Seeking employment 9 Number housed 01 2018:0
Good Samaritan SSVF:
The SSVF program serves veterans who are currently homeless or at risk of losing housing, providing temporary assistance
to help homeless veterans gain housing stability.This is a joint program of Good Samaritan Shelter and 5CHC.
New number for January
• Permanently Housed: 3 • Pending Eligibility: 2
• Seeking Housing: 14 • Ineligible Veterans:0
• Seeking or Receiving Housing Prevention:4 • Total New Contacts: 6
Warming Center:
The 5Cities Homeless Coalition operates an overnight warming center to provide a safe,warm and dry place for homeless
adults to find shelter for the night during the winter on nights with predictions of temperatures at or below 40°F, or
especially stormy weather(with rain forecast at 50%or greater) November 1 through April 30. The 2017-18 Warming
Center is located at Hillside Church, 1935 Newport Ave. in Grover Beach. To receive alerts of when the center is activating,
text 5CHC to 44499.
January Nights Open: 6 Males: 76% Under 25: 0%
Total January Guests: 131 Female: 24% Age 25-50: 49%
Total Guests Nov. 1—Jan. 31: 284 Age 51-64: 38%
Number of First-Time Visitors: 29 Age 65+: 13%
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COALITION TO PROTECT
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
Ballot Initiative to Ban New
Oil Wells and Prevent Fracking
- Signatures Needed -
WHAT DOES THE INITIATIVE DO?
❖ It bans new oil wells and prevents fracking
while allowing existing oil extraction to
continue.
❖ It helps protect our scarce water supplies
and their quality.
❖ Historic opportunity for local citizens to
vote on their vision of a clean energy
future for SLO County.
❖ It protects our tourist, agriculture, high
tech, and public service based economy.
4• It reduces greenhouse gases and
conserves local oil reserves to lessen
global climate change.
Join Us — Volunteer - Donate
protectSLOcounty.org
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COALITION TO PROTECT
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
WHO ARE WE?
A local, volunteer, grassroots, non-partisan
coalition of individuals, organizations, and
business owners dedicated to protecting
SLO County from the dangers of risky
oil extraction practices and support the
transition to a clean energy economy.
WE NEED YOUR HELP — PLEASE JOIN US
❖ Help us gather signatures to qualify the
initiative for the November ballot.
•;• Donate and help us raise funds to promote
the initiative.
•;• Invite us to speak at your club, group,
business, or neighborhood gathering.
•;• Attend local meetings to support the
initiative — see the event schedule on
the website.
Coalition to Protect San Luis Obispo County
P.O. Box 1482 Arroyo Grande, CA 93421
(805) 994.0076 info@protectslocounty.org
Join Us — Volunteer - Donate
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AG CITY COUNCEL MAR 13 2018 GC /vl
Two years ago:
The District had one administrative staffer(Bookkeeper/Secretary), six
operators, and one part-time maintenance person. There was one
interim administrator at that time, who also served as Plant
Superintendent. taff was functional and working well
together. There were three major projects being planned and
implemented
All audits were up to date. There was a balanced budget which District
actual revenue/expenses were consistent with.
Currently:
The South San Luis Obispo sanitation District is paying two substitute
administrators ("Technical Consultants") to manage the District.
There are at least seven administrative staff and contractors and only
four operational staff.
The District also continues to pay an attorney who resigned from the
District in January 2018.
The District is operating an Environmental Laboratory without a
certified lab analyst or anyone with scientific training.
The technical consultants have appointed an individual with no high
school diploma to manage District finances. They created a non-
existent position of "office manager" specifically for this person. The
District Board has never approved or budgeted an office manager
position for staff.
In the past six months the District has lost two key senior operational
staff (Superintendent and Lab Scientist)
The District does not currently have a permanent Administrator, Plant
Superintendent, Certified Lab Analyst, or permanent Plant Supervisor.
The recent Draft Personnel Policy Manual, which was promised a year
ago, that has been submitted for Board approval contains a multitude
of errors that a sixth grader could have corrected if asked to review the
Document. The Consultant should be ashamed to even present a
document so riddled wit errors to a governing body.
Two-thirds of the District Board seem to believe that this is normal and
acceptable operational status for the District.
In my opinion, it is this two thirds majority that are responsible for the problems
the district is experiencing.