The Orange County Armory Emergency Shelter in Fullerton will be closed:

Friday (10/25)
Saturday (10/26)
Sunday (10/27)

The Fullerton Armory will reopen on Monday, October 28, 2019.

We are Proud to Announce that the Orange County Armory Emergency Shelter Located at: FULLERTON Armory (Serving adult clients over the age of 18 ONLY)

Will be opening on: TUESDAY, October 15th, 2019
*Doors open at this location at 7:00 PM*
*PLEASE NOTE THAT NO WALK UPS ARE PERMITTED

The Fullerton Armory is located at 400 S. Brookhurst (Near Brookhurst and Valencia)  *Doors open at this location at 7:00 PM* *Dates and locations of Operation are tentative and subject to change as necessary by the California National Guard.

BUS PICK-UP LOCATION: Pickups begin at 6:00 PM

ROUTE A
1. La Habra Community Resource Care Center 350 S. Hillcrest Ave., La Habra, CA 90631
2. Fullerton Transportation Center Santa Fe Ave. (North side of street, between Pomona & Lemon) Fullerton, CA 92832

ROUTE B
1. H.I.S. House/Placentia Presbyterian Church Parking Lot 849 Bradford Ave., Placentia, CA 92870
2. City Hall Park, 401 S. Brea Blvd., Brea, CA 92821

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
  No weapons, drugs, or alcohol will be permitted in or around the shelter.
• Clients are required to have their photos taken upon intake.
• Services at this location will include a warm meal, a sleeping mat and blanket, and the opportunity to shower.
• Morning bus leaves at 5:45 AM and all clients must exit the shelter by 6:30 AM.
• No clients are allowed to walk onto or off of the shelter property.

FOR MORE DETAILS, CONTACT:
The Armory INforamtion Line at: 714-836-7188 ext. 170
FULLERTON ARMORY SITE PHONE: 714-213-9815

Or Contact: James Brooks, irector of OC Adult Shelters, 714-836-7188 ext. 107  OR Janiss Diaz, Program Manager, Fullerton Armory Shelter, 714-836-7188 ext. 168

According to the recently released 2018 point-in-time counts, every Bay Area county has seen a large increase in its homeless population. In many cases, the increases were dramatic. Alameda saw an increase of 43% over the past two years; Santa Clara saw an increase of 31%. The tally in San Francisco has been startling, too: 30%, using the same standards the city has used in past years, and 17% according to federal guidelines.

The worrisome increases obscured a reality that may be even grimmer. A rising number of homeless adults are age 50 and older. In the early 1990s, 11% of homeless single adults in San Francisco were 50 and older. In 2003, 37% were. Now, the numbers are much worse. Recent projections found that the number of homeless people 65 and older will triple by 2030.

The fundamental cause of homelessness is poverty and a lack of affordable housing. In California, this has taken a particular toll on older adults.

Please click HERE to finish reading this article on the San Francisco Chronical website.

The City of Santa Ana Stadium will be the site of the Long Beach VA’s Homeless Veterans Resource Fair on Friday, June 28th. Over one hundred Veterans are expected to attend this event which will be held from 9am to 3pm.

Services to be provided include:

• HUD VASH Screenings
• Homeless Outreach, Medical Screenings
• Veterans Benefits Services
• Mental Health Resources
• VA Patient Registration
• and SSVF Housing Providers.

If you are a Veteran, please bring documentation including:

• Identification
• DD214
• Social Security Card
• Proof of Income
• Bank Statements
• Marriage License
• Birth Certificates for all children that will be residing with the Veteran
• and Proof of Custody to the event for full access to the broadest range of resources

Click here to download the flyer.

Shuttles will run continuously throughout the morning from locations in both Long Beach and Huntington Beach to the Santa Ana Stadium. 

Date: Jun 28, 2019 - Jun 28, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: 602 North Flower Street, Santa Ana Stadium

For questions, please contact Dustin Halliwell

Phone: (562) 826-8000 ext. 22078
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The Alliance to End Homelessness is pleased to release the State of Homelessness 2019 Report. This web-based annual report uses data to chart the nation’s progress towards ending homelessness.

What’s New This Year

Some new features were added to the State of Homelessness 2019, including:

• Available Beds. We analyze the capacity of shelters and other temporary housing providers. On a given night, what number and percentage of people experiencing homelessness have a bed available to them? We answer that question.
• Racial and Ethnic Dynamics. Race and ethnicity figure significantly into the story of homelessness in America. African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics are over-represented in homeless counts. This year's report includes new information to address this.
• Geography of Challenges. Many readers have wondered which areas have the biggest challenges. So, we identified states and CoCs with the greatest numbers and highest percentages of people experiencing homelessness.

What’s Standard

The report updates material that was available in previous years:

• State and CoC Data. The State of Homelessness features maps with state and CoC-level data on homeless counts and rates of homelessness.
• At-Risk Numbers. The Alliance analyzes raw Census data to count and chart the number of Americans living doubled up or experiencing severe housing cost burdens.
• Visualizations. The report offers visual representations of counts, trends, subgroup status, and available housing assistance.

Let Us Know What You Think 

The Alliance is continuously working to improve the State of Homelessness. For this, we need your help. Does it inform your work? How can it better serve your needs? Please share your thoughts by filling out our online survey.

The results of the biennial Orange County Point in Time Count are in. It was a groundbreaking effort by the County of Orange, CityNet, 211 OC, as well as service providers, law enforcement and more than 1,000 volunteers using an electronic mapping system. We now have a significantly better handle on how many of our neighbors are homeless and where they are.

Bottom line? There are 6,860 people experiencing homelessness in Orange County. The count also shows that in the last two years that there has been an increase of 1,390 shelter beds into our system, and while this is good news we must remember that people need places to go after shelter so their homelessness can end.

This is why we brought local leaders together last year to form United to End Homelessness so that we, as a community, can work together to enact long-term, proven solutions. The count data shows that 52% of the unsheltered population are chronically homeless which reinforces the urgency and need for more permanent supportive housing in our community.

To conintue reading this article, please click HERE.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Homeless and Housing Resource Network (HHRN) is hosting a three-part Spotlight Series, Taking Behavioral Health Care to the Streets. This series will discuss how to provide behavioral health care in unsheltered environments. The first webinar in the series is coming up soon – register today!

HHRN is the SAMHSA training and technical assistance center that shares knowledge and best practices for preventing and ending homelessness.

Thursday, April 25, 2019
3:30 - 5:00 PM EDT
Register Today

In this webinar, participants will learn about the need for behavioral health-focused outreach and engagement, as well as how to implement outreach and engagement strategies and build relationships with clients. The following panelists will share their expertise in behavioral health and homelessness:

• Barbara DiPietro, PhD, Senior Director of Policy, National Health Care for the Homeless Council and Health Care for the Homeless of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
• Brian Bickford, MA, LMHC, Central Massachusetts PATH Team Leader, Eliot Community Human Services, Worcester, Massachusetts
• Amanda Buccina, RN, Street Outreach RN, Sacramento, California
• Tracey Knickerbocker, BA, Mobile Crisis Support Team Peer Navigator, TLCS/Hope Cooperative, Sacramento, California

Participants will learn how to:

• Provide person-centered, behavioral health-focused outreach in encampments with an emphasis on building trust and meaningful relationships
• Engage unsheltered people with serious mental illness through multi-disciplinary teams, peer specialists, and trauma-informed care
• Incorporate behavioral health considerations into organized efforts to support individuals in encampments

Please save the dates for future webinars in this series:

• Webinar 2: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 3:30-5:00 PM EDT - Building a Foundation on the Streets—Assessing Behavioral Health Needs in Encampments
• Webinar 3: Thursday, June 27, 2019, 3:30-5:00 PM EDT - Behavioral Health Care Outside of the Box—Providing Services and Treatment to Unsheltered Persons

Visit the HUD Exchange at https://www.hudexchange.info

The Orange County Armory Emergency Shelter in Fullerton will be closed: Friday, March 8th through Sunday, March 10th, 2019.

The Armory will reopen Monday, March 11th, 2019.

For more information, call 714-836-7188, ext. 170

The Armory Emergency Shelter Program serves adult clients over the age of 18.

The Orange County Armory Emergency Shelter is located at the Santa Ana Armory. Serving adult clients over the age of 18 ONLY.

The Santa Ana Armory is located at 612 E Warner (Near Warner/Main). Doors open at this location at 7:00 PM*

*Dates and locations of Operation are tentative and subject to change as necessary by the California National Guard

BUS PICK-UP LOCATIONS:

Pick Up #1 Picking up at 6:00 PM, Flower & Civic Center - near 6th Street, Santa Ana.

Pick Up #2 Picking up at 6:15PM, 1901 W Walnut, Santa Ana.

Please note that no walk-ups are permitted.

• No weapons, drugs or alcohol will be permitted in or around the shelter.
• Clients are required to have their photos taken upon intake.
• Services include a warm meal, a sleeping mat and blanket, and the opportunity to shower.
• All clients must exit the shelter at 6:00 AM each morning.

FOR MORE DETAILS, CONTACT: The ARMORY INFORMATION LINE ​at: 714-836-7188 ext 170

The First Day of Winter. The Longest Night of the Year. A National Day of Remembrance.

Each year, thousands of individuals experiencing homelessness die on the streets of our nation due to illness, exposure or violence. Many from our very own community of Orange County.

Please join us as we honor and acknowledge their lives as part of the human family.

December 21, 2018, 7:00 pm. 

In the Arboretum at Christ Cathedral

13280 Chapman Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92840

To provide the name of someone you know who has lost their life on the streets in Orange County (so they can be acknowledged at the service) OR to RSVP, contact Esther Ramirez at 714-282-6001 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Organized by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, Our Father's Table and HomeAid Orange County. 

To download the flyer, please click HERE.