union station homeless services
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HISTORY1973 Volunteers create a simple hospitality center Union Street in downtown Pasadena.
1983 Regular patron dies of exposure. “Depot” shelter is created.
1989 Adult shelter
1996 Intake CenterCareer Development
2000 Family shelter Transitional Housing
2008 Women’s Dormitory
2010 Permanent Supportive Housing for adults
38 years later…Union Station Homeless Servicesis the San Gabriel Valley’s largest
most comprehensive social service agency assisting homeless
and very low-income individuals and families.
1,216 people are homeless in
Pasadena on any given night, the highest in
recorded history.
Pasadena: 1,216 people on any given night– 21% increase since 2009– 11% children, 23% women, 66% men
San Gabriel Valley: Estimated 5,000 people each night
Los Angeles County: Largest homeless population in the United States; 40,000+ people on any given night
HOMELESSNESSIN OUR COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYSThe entry-point to Pasadena's homeless services network
One-stop intake center:
• Street outreach • Intake and
assessment • Case management
and referrals • Medical and mental
health services • Benefits advocacy • Shelter and
housing resources
ADULT CENTER56-bed shelter for adults
• 36 beds for men, 20 beds for women
• Serves 150 homeless people each year
• Onsite case management and supportive services
• Community Meals Program and Shower Program
• 60% move on to stable housing
FAMILY CENTER50-bed shelter for parents and their children
• 50 beds • Serve 125
homeless people in 50 families each year
• Case management and supportive services
• 80% move on to stable housing.
EUCLID VILLA 14-unit transitional housing apartments for families
• 14 apartments • One to four bedroom
apartments with kitchen and bathroom
• Serves 35 people each year• Families pay 30% of their
income • Case management and
supportive services • 90% move on to permanent
housing.
CENTENNIAL PLACE144-unit permanent housing apartments for adults
• One bedroom apartments with shared kitchen and bathrooms
• 144 units for adults • No limit on length of stay • Case management and
supportive services • Individuals pay 30% of
their income towards rent
CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
• Children’s enrichment: art, literacy, tutoring, computers, boy/girl scouts, teen therapy
• Adult enrichment: piano, poetry, art, computers, yoga
• Life skills classes: – Money management– Nutrition – Anger management– Banking program – Parenting classes
• Onsite medical services• Medical / mental health
referrals • Recovery support• Career development• Benefit attainment • Legal advocacy• Transportation
SOURCESCAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• 125 homeless and low income people participate in Sources each year
• Job candidates receive:– career development
workshops– job search resources– One-on-one career
counseling,– Ongoing support
• 50% of workshop graduates secure employment within 90 days of graduation.
YOU CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
Get invovled! www.UnionStationHS.org
(626) 240-4550
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