5Cities Homeless Coalition

We are The 5Cities Homeless Coalition and We’re Here to Lend a Helping Hand. At 5CHC, we work hard to service families and individuals by providing the resources, support, and hope that they need to become self-sufficient, productive community members. Planning how best to address the needs of the homeless in South San Luis Obispo County today involves many caring citizens and community leaders, and we are taking a collaborative approach to meet the challenge. The Coalition’s Housing Assistance program serves residents throughout San Luis Obispo County who are currently homeless or at-risk of losing housing. Case management and financial assistance is offered for rent, deposit and immediate needs based on differing criteria of a variety of funding grants. For move-in assistance with deposit and rent, clients must be homeless but there is no income threshold. For rental assistance to prevent homelessness, the clients’ income is a factor in determining eligibility sources. The purpose of this program is to assist homeless and low-income families and individuals in need in the Five Cities area with limited funds to address their immediate needs, and move them to self–sufficiency. 5CHC’s homeless youth program matches a case manager with unaccompanied youth (aged 16-24) providing education, connection and services. 5CHC Street Outreach team works with those living on the street and in camps throughout southern San Luis Obispo County to connect them to services and resources including food, transportation, public benefits, identification and family relocation. Our overarching goal is to connect those who are homeless to permanent housing as quickly as possible.

Assistance begins with general information and referral to community services coupled with a comprehensive assessment of needs, identification of barriers and development of an immediate action plan.