Homeless

Homeless Assistance Programs

The San Joaquin County Neighborhood Preservation Division is the Administrative Entity (AE) for several federal and state grant programs that provide direct assistance to homeless individuals and families. They include Continuum of Care (CoC), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) State and Federal, California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH) and Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP). Funds for these programs are received through HUD's Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grant Application process, the Annual Action Plan application process, and the State application process. These programs are a yearly competitive grant application process coordinated by the Neighborhood Preservation Division and the San Joaquin Continuum of Care.

Continuum of Care (CoC)

“Continuum of Care” is a program developed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 1994 to promote community-wide discussion and commitment to the goal of ending homelessness. San Joaquin Continuum of Care (SJCoC) strives to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring, supported by a robust homeless crisis response system. People experiencing homelessness will be empowered through a responsive system that provides effective and supportive services and housing, efficiently leveraging public and private resources.

Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)(Federal)

ESG funds are used to help individuals and families quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness. Funds are utilized for street outreach, Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), Rapid Re-Housing and Shelter Operations. The following are subrecipients of these funds:

Central Valley Low Income Housing Corp. (CVLIHC), Stockton, (209)472-7200

St. Mary's Dining Room, Stockton, (209)467-0703

Stockton Shelter for the Homeless, Stockton, (209)465-3612

Women's Center Youth & Family Services, Stockton, (209)941-2611

Haven of Peace, French Camp, (209)982-0396

McHenry House, Tracy, (209)835-2328

Lodi House, Lodi, (209)334-6346

Salvation Army, Lodi, (209)369-5896

Gospel Center Rescue Mission, Stockton, (209)466-2138

HOPE Family Shelter, Manteca, (209)824-0658

Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)(State)

ESG funds are used to assist individuals and families quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness. Funds are utilized for street outreach, HMIS, Rapid Re-Housing and Shelter Operations. The following are subrecipients of these funds:

Central Valley Low Income Housing Corp. (CVLIHC), Stockton, (209)472-7200

St. Mary's Dining Room, Stockton, (209)467-0703

Stockton Shelter for the Homeless, Stockton, (209)465-3612

Women's Center Youth & Family Services, Stockton, (209)941-2611

California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH)

The CESH Program provides funds to recipients for a variety of activities to assist persons that are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness as authorized by SB 850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018). The HCD administers the CESH Program with funding it received from the Building Homes and Jobs Act Trust Fund (SB 2, Chapter 364, Statutes of 2017).

Eligible uses of CESH funds by recipients and subrecipients include: rental assistance, housing relocation, stabilization services, operating subsidies, flexible housing subsidy funds, operating support for emergency housing interventions, systems support (including Coordinated Entry System (CES)) data, Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) reporting and homelessness planning activities, development or update of a CES, and development of a plan addressing actions to be taken within the Continuum of Care (CoC) service area (the County).

A list of subrecipients will soon be provided.

Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP)

The Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) was established by statute to provide localities with flexible block grant funds to address their immediate homelessness challenges. The Homeless Emergency Aid Block Grants will provide $500 million in one-time funding to enable local governments to respond to homelessness.

Eligible uses of HEAP funds by recipients and subrecipients include: emergency housing vouchers, Rapid Rehousing, emergency shelter construction, and use of armories to provide temporary shelters, among other activities. The following are subrecipients of these funds:

Ready to Work, Stockton, (209)392-9096

Delta Community Development Corp. (DCDC), Stockton, (209)937-7625

Community Medical Centers, Stockton, (209)373-2800

Lutheran Social Services, Stockton, (916)453-2900

City of Lodi, Lodi, (209)333-6800

For additional information, visit the San Joaquin Continuum of Care website:
http://www.sanjoaquincoc.org/

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