5Cities Homeless Coalition

5Cities Homeless Coalition strengthens the southern San Luis Obispo County, California, community by mobilizing resources, fostering hope, and advocating for the homeless and those facing homelessness. Through collaboration and leadership, we are building an engaged community that fully understands the complexities of homelessness and actively shares the responsibility of creating and implementing solutions to reduce it

 5Cities Homeless Coalition is transforming lives. Our efforts focus on helping the most vulnerable in our community maintain dignity while working toward a new home (or retaining their home). Our work goes beyond the immediate, to ensure that clients have the plan, skill sets, and support needed to be successful and self-sufficient. We are proud to share that more than 93% of those we have helped to house (or prevented from eviction) remain housed more than one-year after leaving our program.

5CHC's is now considered to be the "go-to" agency for housing and supportive services to those who are homeless or facing homelessness in Southern San Luis Obispo County. Services have expanded to offer a one-stop for coordinated services. We are now fielding requests for assistance from more than 250 callers and nearly 500 walk-in visitors each month.

5Cities Homeless Coalition works with those who are homeless or facing homelessness in a holistic approach that recognizes the individual and provides a coordinated array of services targeted to their specific needs and challenges. Through coordinated screening, progressive engagement, case management and mentorship, and benefits advocacy we work with clients to develop their unique plan, and the resources and skills needed for them to be successfully housed and remain housed. Programs include coordinated assessment, information and referral, medical respite, benefits advocacy (SSI, Medicare, etc.), homeless youth outreach, winter warming center, rapid re-housing search and stabilization services and homeless prevention (including budget counseling and case management) and direct financial assistance for immediate needs, rent and deposit.