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Mobile showers available to anyone in need, located behind the Watsonville Health Center: 1430 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville, CA 95076

Services include:

Specialized services are available for child witnesses to domestic violence and survivors of teen dating violence

Legal assistance with temporary restraining orders, court accompaniments, and information and referral (Visa U and VAWA)

Support groups

24-hour bilingual crisis line and in-person crisis counseling

Emergency shelter

Youth Services: HEALTH & WELLNESS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP

The UCSC Slug Support Program was created to promote early intervention with students of concern to prevent culminating problems from escalating into a crisis. The goal of the Slug Support Program is to identify students navigating difficult or challenging situations and assist them in resolving their concerns. Slug Support also has emergency food and housing resources for students as well as a financial assistance hardship fund for basic needs. Slug Support serves both undergraduate and graduate UCSC students.

211 Santa Cruz County, in partnership with the County's Housing for Health Division, is here to help link people to available supports and help identify potential resources for housing and other needs.

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Our emergency services are available 365 days a year. They include...

• Bilingual Daily Bible services
• Shelter for up to 35 homeless men
• Nourishing meals twice a day
• Daily showers
• Modern, well-ventilated dorms

The Pajaro Rescue Mission is an arm of the local church and welcomes involvement from the Christian community. Here are some of the ways you can help.

• Bible teachers Monday through Saturday evenings
• Preachers, teachers, singers, instrumentalists, students, Christians to bring a Gospel message in word or music during open evenings from 7:30-8:30
• Hygiene supplies, food and clothing are always welcome and are well appreciated by our guests

Resource list for locating current shelter and Sober Living Environment (SLE) bed availability. Resource list for locating open waitlist for Low Cost Units.

6-month Shelter for single women and women with children (males under the age of 12). 1 to 2-year Transitional shared Housing that can accommodate males over the age of 12, including fathers.

The Outreach-Based Case Management Program helps those who are experiencing homelessness in Santa Cruz County, pursue permanent housing solutions, access to community health and financial resources, provide housing navigation and supportive services to help individuals and families lead more stable lives. The Outreach-Based Case Management team consists of an Program Manager, Case Managers, and Healthcare Navigators. Healthcare Navigators focus on

• breaking down the traditional walls of health care, extending beyond hospitals and health care settings into communities,
• introducing a better way to coordinate health care, and
• providing high-need members with in-person care management where they live.

Identify and connect unaccompanied homeless and at-risk youth and young adults (ages 15-24) to the individualized services they need to thrive, including Coordinated Entry, referrals, and individualized plans and case management to achieve housing, education, and/or employment support network goals. Youth Services: ACADEMIC SUPPORT, CAREER EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & WELLNESS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP

Coordinated Entry is a systemic approach to connecting people experiencing homelessness with available assistance in the community. It is an important way to ensure fair and equitable access to limited housing resources and is a Federal and State requirement. The goals of the new Coordinated Entry System are to:

(1) Facilitate connections to mainstream and community services for as many persons experiencing homelessness as local resources allow;

(2) Streamline the process for matching to limited housing resources within the Housing for Health Partnership network (CoC); and

(3) Prioritize resources for households with the most significant barriers to getting and keeping housing and for those with the greatest personal health and safety risks.

H4HP Connectors may work as part of an outreach team, drop-in center, multi-service center, or other program serving people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. They engage with persons experiencing homelessness, build rapport, enroll participants in HMIS programs and collect participant data.

Connectors offer problem solving assistance with all participants and may conduct a Housing Needs Assessment (HNA). The HNA provides Connectors and participants with information needed to create and act together on an individualized Housing Action Plan and provides information to determine which participants are eligible and prioritized for H4H-supported housing and services.

Only the highest priority households are added to the queue for the system's limited housing resources.