February 21, 2012 - Riverside County Department of Public Social ...

Housing and Homeless Coalition for Riverside County
Self-Sufficiency & Employment Sub-Committee Meeting
ABC Recovery Center, Indio, CA 92223
Minutes for February 21, 2012
Attendees
Frankie Riddle City of Palm Desert
Ruby Serrato Social Security Administration
Liz Vargas Martha’s Village and Kitchen
Israel Huerta Center for Employment Training (CET)
George Puddephat Workforce Development
Chris Yingling ABC Recovery Center
DPSS Staff
Liz Calanche Continuum of Care – HPU, Riverside County
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Frankie Riddle
Welcome – Introductions
Frankie called for everyone to introduce themselves.
Approval of Minutes
There were no minutes to be reviewed and approved.
Old Business
Community Resources Chart – Clarification of the Categories
Review Resources Chart: Copies of the Community Resources Chart were made
available. Frankie asked everyone if they had been able to go through the list. She
mentioned that at their last meeting George had given names of services missing.
She had asked everyone to bring a list of services provided to clients by each
organization. Food program in Cathedral City ‘Bridges of Hope’ can be included they
have a pantry, job training and use to give bus vouchers. Anyone can receive support.
EDD and EDA provide job development and employment training in Blythe. George said
he would get the details to Liz. Indio and La Quinta Workforce provides job
development and training.
Frankie made a recommendation to send the Resource List specifically to ‘211’ Craig
Redelsperger asking him to please review and check to see if they had all of the
services we have or to update us if we are missing anything. Another person added
that there is a Social Security office in the Morongo Basin, which we did not have on the
list.
Analysis of accessibility for cities and regions: looking at the gaps in specific areas for
instance in Blythe, there is much missing there for families facing homelessness. For
instance regarding job training, it is evident that there are minimal resources in Blythe
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for job training, George said that there is Palo Verde Community College in Blythe, and
he would get the address and details to us
Frankie started reviewing the communities: Banning –Beaumont—Cabazon, gaps are
education for job development and training , there are no universities, technical / trade
schools, and job development sources are minimal at best. They are served by the
Hemet EDD office. The closet community college is San Jacinto Community College.
Someone asked, is it possible that a college would build a satellite in communities they
serve at a distance?
There was an inquiry of whether this resource list would be for public access? Liz
clarified that that was never the intention. This resource list was developed to respond
to #9 on the 10 Year Plan -11 Key Recommendations, and to give the Steering
Committee and the CoC a sense of what services exist throughout the county for the
homeless population.
Temporary jobs – Recommendation to call the Chamber of Commerce.
Job Development / Employment / Technical - Workforce Development/EDA serves
the migrant worker in Indio, Labor Ready in 1000 Palms, Labor Finders on 6 th Street,
Coachella Adult School, COD/EDD online programs,
Mecca Resource Center has Adult Education offering GED classes, etc. Maria
Machuca would be the contact and there is EDD phone accessibility every Tuesday and
Thursday at the center. Hemet /San Jacinto have a Workforce Development office
George will get the address and Palm Springs technical schools, culinary arts school
and adult education are available through PSUSD at Palm Springs High School.
Indio and La Quinta Desert Sands Adult School for GED, ESL classes next to K-Mart
and ROP on Oasis. Israel informed the group that as of July 1, 2012, vocational
schools or colleges will not accept people who do not have their high school diploma or
GED. This is a new federal law. The CET center offers to people to plan out and begin
working on obtaining their GED. They also have construction type classes in the green
industry.
Healthcare - The Smile Factory – City of Palm Desert (Frankie will get the information)
has funded them, We Care Free Mammograms for Women in the desert based in Palm
Springs (George will get the details). Mobile clinics and non-profit healthcare providers,
Planned Parenthood Clinic in Coachella provides healthcare to women and youth and
Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo (federally recognized healthcare center) 49-111 Highway
111, Coachella offers healthcare to the whole family.
Housing - Refer to Housing Inventory – Affordable Housing, organizations and
programs giving assistance to obtain affordable housing like; Coachella Valley Housing
Coalition, Sober Living facilities, in the desert like the Hacienda (women) and the Ranch
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(men) in Desert Hot Springs, etc. City affordable projects, Sober Living Homes in all
communities Chris will check on.
Local Housing Assistance – Local housing programs or non-profits considered
Community Housing Organizations that assist people to receive rental assistance or
qualify for affordable housing projects and Section 8 or Rapid Rehousing (HPRP).
Education - Technical schools and universities in the desert; Palm Desert has several
universities. Workforce Yucca Valley has COD satellite and Copper Mountain College.
WIN Center in Indio is a continuing education program and has technical classes. See
the Resource List.
Pantries - The main communities in the Coachella Valley have small pantries
throughout, and Idyllwild Help Center gives out food and there is a new organization in
Idyllwild but no site designated yet that we know of.
Homeless Services - Blythe: Harmony Soup kitchen, no shelter or Catholic Charities
located in Blythe. Cathedral City – FIND moved from CC are located in 1000 Palms,
Casas a CVHC project (affordable housing), homeless services e.g. PATH run by
Dept. of Mental Health where a person can shower or wash clothes daily without being
a resident of the program. Chris said he would get the information on the Sober Living
housing facilities. CVRM provides emergency beds and other services. Martha’s
Village & Kitchen provides meals and healthcare for uninsured and homeless. Palm
Springs has Roy’s Resource Center and The Path. Social Security Administration
online and in office services for homelessness.
Discussion:
a. Consideration is where the need is and where to send people who are not residents
of a particular program, where do we send them to get the assistance they need.
b/d. Discussion on existing facilities to provide services and possibly apply for the
funding, EFSP - Emergency Food and Shelter Program, to be able to offer services
like rental assistance or motel vouchers. Bring programs to organization sites such
as SSA, EDD, etc. and be able to get assistance to gain accessibility and apply.
To approach existing organizations to expand their resources, or bring in others
to offer their services. How much assistance can a 3 rd party give to a person who
has inadequate computer skills?
Next Steps
Send Resource List specifically to Craig Redelsperger
Details to Service organizations to be sent to Liz
Next Meeting: May 15 th , 2012 @ ABC Recovery Center
Adjournment: 3:45 pm
Respectfully Submitted by Liz Calanche
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