Resources
The California Interagency Council on Homelessness endeavors to identify and share resources and tools, and to highlight evidence-based and promising best practices that can be utilized towards ending homelessness in California. The resources below are updated on a regular basis; if you have resources you recommend we highlight here, please email calich@bcsh.ca.gov for our consideration.
Equity Resources for Homeless Assistance Providers
Homelessness services systems have a responsibility to ensure that they are not having a disparate impact on people based on their race or ethnicity. This work is even more critical now, with COVID-19 exacerbating existing inequalities for people of color. Below are resources which have been created to support communities in this work.
National Alliance to End Homelessness
- The Alliance’s Racial Equity Network Toolkit
- Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response
- Racial Inequalities in Homelessness, by the Numbers
- Webinar: Using Your Data to Analyze Racial Disparities During the Pandemic
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- CoC Analysis Tool: Race and Ethnicity
- COVID-19 Homeless System Response: Equity Capacity Building: Hiring, Supervision, Training
- COVID-19 Homeless System Response: Equity-Driven Changes to Coordinated Entry Prioritization
- COVID-19 Homeless System Response: Increasing Equity in the Homeless Response System Through Expanding Procurement
- COVID-19 Homeless System Response: Prevention to Promote Equity
- COVID-19 Homeless System Response: Racial Trauma and Trauma-Informed Services
Additional Resources
- Recording of Tribal Engagement Workshop, part 1
- PowerPoint of Tribal Engagement Workshop, part 1
- Recording of Tribal Engagement Workshop, part 2
- PowerPoint of Tribal Engagement Workshop, part 2
- Equity Based Decision Making Framework
Homeless Youth Resources
Resources to ensure homeless youth receive the support they need during this global pandemic, particularly as the school year begins.
- Cultivating Authentic Youth Engagement webinar recording
- National Alliance to End Homelessness on Supporting Academic Success and Safety for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- SchoolHouse Connection COVID-19 and Homelessness: Strategies for Schools, Early Learning Programs, and Higher Education Institutions
- California Department of Education Resources for Homeless Children and Youths, including homeless students’ rights to enroll and participate fully in school through access to technology tools and connectivity for distance learning.
- Governor Newsom Announces Cross-Sector Partnerships to Support Distance Learning and Bridge the Digital Divide
- California Teleconnect Fund Providing Discounts to Telecommunications Services to Qualifying K-12 Schools, Community Colleges, Libraries, Hospitals, Health Clinics, and Community-Based Organizations.
- California Department of Education Getting Internet Access: Available Plans for Students and Families
- Governor Newsom Executive Order: Ensuring State Funding for Schools Even in Event of Physical Closure
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- COVID-19 Homeless System Response: Special Population Rehousing Strategy: Youth and Young Adults
- COVID-19 Homeless System Response: Special Population Rehousing Strategy: Family Violence
100-Day Challenge
- California Cohort 1 Information and Reports
- Webinar: Governor's 100-Day Challenge Cohort 1: Project Roomkey Rehousing Successes
- Webinar Slides: 100-Day Challenge Cohort 1: Project Roomkey Exits
- The Journey Home: From Sheltered to Housed in 100 Days – Summary Report on Cohort 1 of the California State 100-Day Challenges on Project Roomkey
- California Cohort 1: 100-Day Challenge Summary Report
- California Cohort 1: Alameda County 100-Day Challenge Summary
- California Cohort 1: Los Angeles County 100-Day Challenge Summary
- California Cohort 1: Riverside County 100-Day Challenge Summary
- California Cohort 1: Stanislaus County 100-Day Challenge Summary
- California Cohort 1: Alameda County Case Study
- California Cohort 1: Los Angeles County Case Study
- California Cohort 1: Riverside County Case Study
- California Cohort 1: Stanislaus County Case Study
- California Cohort 3 Information and Reports
- California Cohort 3: 100-Day Challenge Summary Report
- California Cohort 3: Lake County 100-Day Challenge Summary & Accomplishments
- California Cohort 3: Long Beach 100-Day Challenge Summary & Accomplishments
- California Cohort 3: Mendocino County 100-Day Challenge Summary & Accomplishments
- California Cohort 3: Monterey County 100-Day Challenge Summary & Accomplishments
Funding
- Putting the Funding Pieces Together: Guide to Strategic Uses of New and Recent State and Federal Funds to Prevent and End Homelessness
- California State Homelessness Funding Programs
- State Resources to Address California’s Homeless Crisis
Housing First
- Housing First: An Overview of Core Components and Practices Webinar
- Housing First Assessment Tool - Helps communities measure how well projects are aligned with Housing First principles.
- Using a Housing First Philosophy When Serving Youth – An overview of the philosophy and how it applies to youth-serving projects.
Other
- AB 977 Resources for Cal ICH Grantees
- Recorded Webinar: Including People Experiencing Homelessness in Disaster Preparedness: Lessons Learned from a Local Community - NEW!
- Cal ICH letter on protections for transgender and nonbinary persons experiencing homelessness
- Disaster Guide for People Experiencing Homelessness
- Cal ICH Letter on Impacts of Fire and Public Health Emergencies in California
- CoC Points of Contact (local contacts for inquiries about services for people experiencing homelessness)
- Homeless Providers COVID -19 Guidelines
- Executive Order: Deployment of State Assets to Address Homelessness