Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    HOUSING: FRIENDSHIP SHELTER'S HOUSING PROGRAM IS ITS NEWEST AND FASTEST GROWING PROGRAM, AND IS INTENDED FOR CLIENTS WHO ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS WITH A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION. THIS PROGRAM FOLLOWS THE HOUSING FIRST APPROACH WITH CLIENTS HOUSED IN BOTH SCATTERED-SITE APARTMENTS AND AT THREE DEDICATED SITES. ALL CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ONGOING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FROM FRIENDSHIP SHELTER STAFF TO ENSURE THEY REMAIN SAFELY AND STABLY HOUSED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 130 FORMERLY HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR HOUSING PROGRAM THROUGHOUT SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $4M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    SHELTER: LOCATED ON SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY IN LAGUNA BEACH, THE BRIDGE HOUSING PROGRAM WORKS WITH HOMELESS ADULTS TO SECURE HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER INCOME. AT THIS HOUSING FOCUSED SHELTER, ALL CLIENTS RECEIVE MEALS AND AN ARRAY OF SUPPORT SERVICES. WE EMPHASIZE ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT CLIENTS THROUGH A MULTILAYERED APPROACH WITH THE GOAL OF SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING, INCOME, AND INCREASED SELF-SUFFICIENCY. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE OBTAINED A HOUSING VOUCHER FROM THE COUNTY OF ORANGE. AND, LOCATED ON LAGUNA CANYON ROAD NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO LAGUNA BEACH, FRIENDSHIP SHELTER OPERATES THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH'S ASL EMERGENCY SHELTER. THERE WE PROVIDE MEALS FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS ONE, SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, AND RESOURCES TO CONNECT GUESTS TO HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE. THE SHELTER IS OPEN YEAR-ROUND AND THE PROGRAM OPERATES A DROP-IN DAY PROGRAM FROM 10 AM - 1 PM AND OVERNIGHT SHELTER FOR ENROLLED CLIENTS FOR A RENEWABLE 30 DAY PERIOD.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.4M

  • Program 3 [2020]

    OUTREACH: FRIENDSHIP SHELTER'S OUTREACH PROGRAM STARTED IN 2017 AND HAS SINCE GROWN TO INCLUDE A FULL-TIME STAFF. FRIENDSHIP SHELTER OUTREACH WORKERS QUITE LITERALLY MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, EITHER AT THE BEACH, ON THE STREET, OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. OUR GOAL IS TO ASSESS EACH PERSON WE MEET AND CONNECT THEM TO WHAT THEY NEED: SHELTER, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE, APPROPRIATE PERMANENT HOUSING.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $479.9K