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  • C.O.R.E. Homeless Outreach

    The Coordinated Outreach Referral, Engagement (C.O.R.E.) program works to engage and stabilize homeless individuals living outside through consistent outreach to facilitate and/or deliver health and basic need services and secure permanent housing.

    C.O.R.E. teams serve as an entry point into Contra Costa's coordinated entry system for unsheltered persons and work to locate, engage, stabilize and house chronically homeless individuals and families. The outreach teams identify individuals living on the streets, assess their housing and service needs, and facilitate connection to shelter and services.

    To notify a C.O.R.E. team about an unsheltered homeless individual or family, please call 211. Please note that C.O.R.E. teams are not designed for crisis response. For medical or other emergencies involving homeless individuals, please call 911.



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    If you are between the ages of 18-24 and have run away, been thrown out, or are feeling unsafe in your home, we have free and voluntary services:


    Our Programs

    Transitional Living Program
    The Transitional Living Program is for youth ages 18-24 who are homeless or transitioning out of foster care
    		 Calli House
    Daytime Drop-In services for runaway or homeless youth age 18-24 years and overnight Emergency Shelter for runaway or homeless youth age 18-24 years
    Permanent Connections
    Subsidized Permanent Housing for youth over the age of 18 with chronic mental illness, HIV/AIDS, developmental or physical disabilities
    		  

    » [Download our brochure]


  • The Contra Costa Adult Continuum of Services is dedicated to providing homeless adults with food, safe shelter, and referrals to needed support services as well as being a stepping stone toward self-sufficiency. We believe all individuals deserve the essential necessities of life.

    Our Programs

    Emergency Shelters for Adults
    There are two emergency shelters which operate in the unincorporated areas of Richmond and Concord. Both run 24 hours a day and offer meals, laundry facilities, telephone, mail, advocacy, and case management.
    		 Philip Dorn Respite Center
    The Philip Dorn Respite Center is for individuals who have been discharged from a medical care facility but are too sick or medically vulnerable to reside in an emergency shelter and are without other shelter resources.

  • Permanent Supportive Housing

    Building

    Photo courtesy of Treve Johnson Photography.

    Health, Housing and Homeless Services (H3) collaborates with the Housing Authority of Contra Costa and other non-profit agencies to provide permanent supportive housing. More information about how to receive a housing assessment to determine if permanent supportive housing is an option. Learn more about other housing programs the Housing Authority of Contra Costa offers.

    What is Permanent Supportive Housing?

    Permanent Supportive Housing combines voluntary, flexible support services with housing to help adults with disabilities choose, obtain, and keep a place to live that is decent, affordable, and safe. Central to the program is the idea that people with disabilities should have the right to live in a home of their own, without any special rules or service requirements.

    Placement into Permanent Supportive Housing is done through the Coordinated Entry System. To access Coordinated Entry:

    • Call 211 or text HOPE to 20121
    • Go to a CARE center
    • Connect with CORE mobile Outreach by calling 211

    See Also:

    For permanent housing options for youth ages 18-24, see Permanent Connections.


  • Community Homeless Court

    Homeless Court is an alternative to the traditional criminal justice court system. The Homeless Court program is focused on helping individuals with a history of homelessness clear fines for infractions. Clients are rewarded retroactively for the work they have already done toward clearing the fines on their tickets. Court sessions are held remotely until further notice.


    Honorable Judge Steve Austin

    Eligibility:

    • The client must be currently homeless or have been homeless at the time the citation was issued.
    • The client must have been receiving services to help them become self-sufficient (case management at a shelter, substance abuse, transitional living program, independent living skills, etc.) for at least 90 days at the time of the referral.
    • A client cannot refer him/herself to Homeless Court.
    • Only the agency at which they have been receiving these services may refer the client to Homeless Court.
    • If the client was seen at a Homeless Court in another county but still has tickets in Contra Costa County, they may request that county's Homeless Court program to submit an inter-county referral so that their cases can be addressed in this county.
    • The court asks that if the client is not clean and sober, please wait to apply to have the fines waived. A person using makes poor choices and that includes driving unsafely.
    • For more information about how to refer clients, please see Frequently Asked Questions

    Additional Information:


    Contact:

    Health, Housing and Homeless Services

    Lakisha Langston, Homeless Court Coordinator
    Phone : 925-608-6700
    homelesscourt@cchealth.org