Wednesday, May 30, 2007

TSA Housing Workshop Brochure= Update: 5-30-2007

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The Salvation Army {TSA} ‘Center of Hope’ in Downtown Sacramento is a Temporary Emergency Shelter Program for homeless people over the age of 18-years. Residents can stay up to one month with weekly extensions possible based upon merit. Clients who are ‘in-house’ residents should develop a Basic Plan of Action with a central focus on obtaining SECURE STABLE HOUSING and working on the core causes and root problems that brought about their homelessness.

Housing Workshops are on Saturday Mornings at 11 AM and on Tuesday Evenings at 6 PM in the Shelter Dining Room. The Housing Workshop is designed to provide basic information on transitional housing programs; other low-income housing programs and help clients develop a solid housing strategy. Clients can sign up to be put on the Mather Community Campus and Readiness Housing Lists and can receive a Tour Voucher for Quinn Cottages from Case Management.

Warrant Check ~ Mandatory in First Three Days
The warrant check is mandatory for all clients and easily obtained @ two locations!
• Sheriff’s Department @ 711 ‘G’ Street
• Jail Visitation @ Loaves & Fishes 1321 North ‘C’ Street ~ Phone: #446-0874

Mental Health Evaluations ~ Mandatory First Week
All clients must have a mental assessment done in the first week of at the shelter!
• Guest House located at 1400 North ‘A’ Street ~ by Quinn Cottages ~
Phone: 916/440-1500
• Genesis located at 1321 North ‘C’ Street ~ next to Friendship Park at Loaves & Fishes
Phone: 916/669-1536 {Subject to Change}

Pathways Intensive Treatment Group ~ Location: 1590 ‘A” Street
For shelter clients regular Pathways Meetings are @ 2 PM and 6 PM Monday through Friday. Orientation for the Pathways Intensive Treatment Group, a free eight-week intensive alcohol & drug treatment program of Group therapy and one-on-one counseling, are Fridays @ 2:00 PM. Graduates receive a Completion Certificate MANDATORY for transitional housing candidates with an AOD {Alcohol-Or-Drug} history. Phone: 916/442-5281

‘A’ Street Employment Services ~ 1590 North ‘A’ Street
Offer helps with job search, resumes and related services for employables seeking work. Job related resources, telephones, online computers and a fax machine are available. Clients must first attend an orientation for the facility. Phone 916/ 874-4301
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Conducted by: Peter S. Lopez, Housing Coordinator
Phone: 916/ 442-0331 x3051 + FAX: 916/ 442-7592
Salvation Army ‘Center of Hope’ ~ 1200 North ‘B’ Street ~ Sacramento, CA (95814)
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Sacramento Self-Help Housing Website: http://www.sacselfhelp.org
Provides help with housing resources and housing referrals each year to over 2,000 desperate Sacramento residents each year. Offers low-cost shared rooms in our Friendship Housing program for single men, women and women with an infant.

Contact Information: 916/448-1074 Email= sacselfhelp@calweb.com
Phone: 916/341-0593 ~ FAX: 916/341-0598 ~
Mail: P.O. Box 188445 ~ Sacramento, CA 95818

At the above website there is a Internet search engine with information on current vacancies in different housing arrangements, including apartments, shared living arrangements and rooms for rent. You will also find information about other types of housing such as Emergency Shelters, Motels and Property Management Companies.
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Adolfo Housing Service for Former Foster Youth ~ Volunteer of America
Contact: 916/874-1370 Email: jonester@saccounty.net
For legally emancipated youth no older than 25 years who have been in out-of-home care that was publicly funded. Transitional housing that offers a safe, supportive and nurturing environment for up to 24 months.
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Breaking Barriers Website http://www.breakingbarriers-sacramento.org/index.htm
2020 ‘V’ Street ~ Sacramento, CA 95818 ~ Phone: 916/447-2437
For help you must live within the Greater Sacramento Metropolitan Area and meet one or both of the following conditions: a person living with HIV or living with Breast Cancer.
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Carols Place ~ TLCS Website: http://www.tlcssac.org/housing_carols.html
Contact: Mark Tavares, Program Manager
2230 9th Street ~ Sacramento, CA 95818 ~ Phone: 916/ 448-7391 + 916/ 447-1600

An 18-bed emergency housing and supportive services program designed for residents over the age of 18 with a targeted psychiatric disability who are homeless or are at risk of being homeless. Length of stay is up to thirty days with 24 hour staffing to assist residents with many problems including: continued search for permanent housing options, connection to mental health services, help with access to substance abuse treatment and physical healthcare.

Application Process: Referred through SHEP ~ Guest House, 1400 North A Street.
Call or walk-in to schedule an intake appointment. Phone: 916/ 440-1500
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Centro Guadalupe / Catholic Charities Monday-Thursday 9-12 NOON & 1:30 – 4 PM
730 ‘S’ Street (95814) ~ Phone: 916/443-5367 ~ FAX: 916/443-5845
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CLEAN & SOBER Program ~ Website: http://www.clean-and-sober.org/
For Appointment Contact Lynne Plum ~ Office Manager
1321 North ‘C’ Street ~ Sacra, CA 95814 ~ Phone: 916/ 498-0331
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Francis House is a counseling and resource center for poor individuals and families, providing a link with caring volunteers and help in Sacramento located @ 1422 C Street ~ Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916/443-2646 Fax: 916/554-7566 Website: http://www.francishouse.info/
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La Familia Counseling Center ~ Website: http://www.lafcc.com/index.html
Contact Information: 916/452-3601 + TDD 800/ 735-2929 or 711
5523 34th Street ~ Sacramento, California 95820 Email= anitab@lafcc.com
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Lutheran Social Services ~ Transitional Housing Program for Homeless
Provides transitional housing for homeless families for up to one year. Case management, crisis intervention, budgeting education and intensive supportive services.
Contact Information: Phone: 916/ 453-2900 ~ 2980 35th St. Sacramento, CA. 95817
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Maryhouse @ Loaves and Fishes ~ Daytime drop-in hospitality center for homeless women and families. Includes breakfast Monday through Friday from 8-9am, laundry, showers, counseling and self-help classes. All homeless women or men with children are eligible for services. Contact Information:
1321 North C Street, Suite 32 ~ Sacramento, CA. 95814 ~ Phone: 916/ 446-4961
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Mather Community Campus (MCC)
http://www.dhaweb.saccounty.net/Homeless/MCC.htm
Contact Information: 916/228-3100
Singles Site Phone: 916/228-3107 Families Site Phone: 916/455-2194

Located on the former Mather Air Force Base in the Rancho Cordova area, MCC is a two-year residential transitional housing program for homeless families and single adults who are employable. It provides Case Management, classes, training and employment services. Support Staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Applicants must be referred to MCC by Case Management or another homeless shelter provider and must stay within the shelter matrix at all times prior to entry and must be drug and alcohol free to be admitted. MCC is not a recovery program. Applicants who have AoD Issues must have a Pathways Completion Certificate to qualify for entry.

All Students enjoy a private, roomy, air-conditioned and fully furnished studio unit with bath/shower. Singles enjoy three meals a day in the community Dining Hall. Families have kitchens for flexible meal preparation on their own. Students pay affordable rent and program fees for their housing, utilities and numerous services. Students on the singles site also pay food fees.
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Palmer Program Website: http://www.tlcssac.org/housing_palmer.html
Provides housing in shared two-bedroom apartments for up to one year and is designed for adults with a targeted psychiatric disability who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Services include: 24 hour support staff, Case Management services, Life Skills training, long-range goal planning and help with developing a positive support system.
Contact Information: SHEP Phone: 916/ 440-1500
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Quinn Cottages
http://www.shra.org/WebReports/AffHousing/htmProjectDetails.php?751

Provides affordable transitional housing to help homeless adults and two-person families in a secure gated community, case management support, social and vocational skill development individually and in groups, a clean and sober community, job training, health support, an active Resident Council and other opportunities. Requires agency referral.

Total Number of Assisted Units: 60 (Handicap Units: 6}
Maximum Rent is $508 ~ Income Level Very Low + Fees: 30% of income
Office Hours: Monday- Friday, 9am-5pm ~ 1500 North ‘A’ Street Sacramento, CA. 95814
Phone: 916/ 492-9065
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Readiness Program ~ The two-year Independent Living Readiness Program (ILRP) offers two bedroom apartments at two locations in North Sacramento and intensive 24-hour case-management services to help homeless men and women work toward self-sufficiency, including: job-readiness training, substance abuse treatment options and life-skills education.

Applicants who have AoD (Alcohol or Drug) Issues must have a Pathways Certificate to be accepted into the program. Contact: Beth Valentine, Program Director Phone: 916/442-0877
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SAEHC ~ Sacramento Area Emergency Housing Center
Offers the following services for clients: family shelter, women's refuge, extended shelter program for women, children’s protective services, transitional housing for families, family resource center, children’s services, housing location services, Mather Community Campus, and more. Contact Information: 2988 35th Street Sacramento, CA. 95817 ~ Phone: 916/ 454-2120
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Sacramento Veterans Resource Center
http://www.vetswork.org/sacramento.htm
Provides employment and training services to Veterans. Plus, outreach to homeless Veterans, Career Counseling, Resume Prep, Drug and Alcohol Counseling, Training and more. They have a 32-bed employment based housing program.
Contact Information: 7270 East Southgate Drive ~ Sacramento CA, 95823
PHONE: 916/ 393-8387 FAX 916/ 393-8389 Email: vvcsac@aol.com
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Shelter Plus Care (SPC) For more information call 916/ 874-4304
http://dhaweb.saccounty.net/Homeless/shelterPlusCare.htm
A housing subsidy program of the County of Sacramento's Homeless Program, providing supportive housing for homeless disabled individuals and families and requires case management of all SPC participants. In the case of a homeless household, at least one adult member must be considered disabled. Persons with disabilities are those who have a disability that: is expected to be of long-continued duration; substantially impedes his or her ability to live independently; and is of such a nature that the disability could be improved by more suitable housing conditions.
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SHRA ~ Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency ~ 630 ‘I’ Street
http://www.shra.org/index.html
SHRA owns and maintains about 3,600 housing units within the Agency’s stock of conventional public housing, including the complexes of Dos Rios, River Oaks and New Helvetia and several other sites. SHRA currently is accepting applications for public housing assistance for involuntarily displaced families only.

Information Hotline: 916/440-1300 Main Number: 916/440-1390
Applications: 916/492-2244 E-mail: intake@shra.org
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Sister Nora’s Shelter
1321 North ‘C’ Street, Loaves & Fishes ~ Sacramento, CA 95814 ~ Phone: 916/ 669-7000
Capacity of thirteen (13) beds for chronically homeless mentally ill women. Genesis must refer applicant and an evaluation is done first by Carol Nutt
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TLCS (Transitional Living & Community Support)
Website: http://www.tlcssac.org/
Contact Information: 1400 North A Street, Bldg. A ~
General Information: 916/440-1500 FAX: 916/440-1512
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Union Gospel Mission No Waiting List. For Single Males Only
Contact Information: 400 Bannon St. ~ Sacramento, CA 95814 ~ Phone: 447-3268
On Site Contact: Rev Ken Lane Director or Steven Jariett

Application Process: OVERNIGHT- Intakes begin at 5:30 pm. Newcomers have priority. TWELVE MONTHS - The shelter offers an Alcohol and Other Drugs rehabilitation program. Call to schedule an appointment for an assessment.

Stay: Overnight stays are seven days in, three days out; three days between stays; bathrooms and showers; dinner and breakfast provided: No Wheelchair accessibility; Evening curfew is 10:00 p.m. No bicycles are allowed on the property. No T.V.

Services: Attendance at the chapel is required each evening. The church service with dinner following is open to all; arrive before 7:30 p.m.
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Wind Youth Center: For youth 13 to 18 years. There are 16 beds at no cost with a length of stay of 21 days and no waiting list. Come into come into the Center, have intake done unless after hours, then done at shelter. Services: Counseling, case management, referral services, preparation for GED, employment, referrals for medical and dental and drug and alcohol counseling
Contact Information: 701 Dixieanne Ave. ~ Sacramento, CA 95815 ~ Phone: 916/443-8333
FAX: 641-5571 ~ Admin: 916/561-2424 On Site Contact: LaTasha
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Women’s Empowerment ~ http://www.womens-empowerment.org
Phone: 916/669-2307 Fax: 916/341-0730
1400 North ‘C’ Street ~ Sacramento, CA 95814

Working with Homeless Women, we have learned about the causes, the challenges, and the issues that have brought, and in many cases kept, a woman homeless. In an effort to break the cycle of homelessness, we have created a safe, supportive and educational place called Women's Empowerment.
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Note: This TSA Housing Brochure will be refined and updated from time to time. Any changes, corrections or deletions please contact: Peter S. Lopez, Housing Coordinator
Phone: 916/ 442-0331 x3051 + FAX: 916/ 442-7592
Salvation Army ‘Center of Hope’ ~ 1200 North ‘B’ Street ~ Sacramento, CA (95814)
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