ARC Homeless Info HIP

http://www.mhala.org/homeless-assistant-programs.htm
HIP Homeless Assistant Programs development@mhala.org
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We contact individuals on streets
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Our Long Beach Homeless Assistance Program is located at 456 Elm Avenue, Long Beach, California 90802. Its phone number is 562-437-6717.
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We provide vouchers to local motels to give homeless people a safe place to stay while we help secure essential needs. Our programs provide services for “Shelter Plus Care” projects, which provide low-income rental certificates to homeless people with mental illness. We help them apply for certificates, find apartments, move in and learn the daily life skills they need to succeed in their new homes.
http://www.gazettes.com/news/homeless-project-takes-to-city-streets/article_c6ae6af0-8a67-11e1-aabb-001a4bcf887a.html
HIP began in February, and organizers said they hope to be fully staffed by early summer. All in all, they will add about 18 members including physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, case managers and psychiatrists. For the health side of service, HIP will be partnering with The Children’s Clinic.
During the time that it is funded, officials said they expect to have a maximum of 100 individuals enrolled for services, with 300 total by the end of the three years. Currently, there are about 60 referrals for HIP to get started.
“We will start with the list from the vulnerability study (which was mostly downtown), but people with homelessness often move around,” Legere said. “It’s a very specific set of people, so often it takes a while to build a trusting relationship. There is going to be a lot of people we meet who might not want to fully engage with us right away.”
The most vulnerable homeless who will be targeted will include people afflicted with schizophrenia, major depression, affective disorders, diabetes, STDs, hepatitis, AIDS, cardiopulmonary disease, cancer, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness, chronic pain and arthritis.
Anyone who knows of someone who might qualify can call the HIP information and referral line at 285-1330 ext. 266.
“It’s completely mobile, so people don’t have to go to a site, we’ll bring all these services to them,” Legere said. “That’s what’s unique for this.”
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