Program areas at Achieve Zero
U.s. veterans subcontract homeless outreach - direct outreach services to individuals and families at-risk or experiencing homelessness within regions 5 (mililani-wahiawa-north shore), regions 3 (aiea-pearl city-waipahu-ewa-kapolei), and neighboring areas of oahu. This includes all aspects of outreach services including, but not limited to: completion of the vi-spdat forms that help assess and enroll homeless individuals/families into the state of Hawaii's homeless information system (hmis); obtaining legal documents as well as identification necessary for obtaining housing; providing transportation to government and community resources; providing food, clothing, toiletry/hygiene items as needed to meet basic needs; assisting in connecting to physical, spiritual, or mental health resources as needed; applying for, obtaining and placement in housing. Total unduplicated participants served: 313; number of participants housed: 71.
Emergency solutions grant - street outreach - to meet the immediate needs of unsheltered homeless people by connecting them with emergency services, housing and/or critical health services. Program tasks include, but are not limited to, engagement, case management, emergency health services, emergency mental health services, transportation, and/or services for special populations. Total encounters: 173; unduplicated household clients: 267; imminent risk to sheltered: 67; number of supportive services: 208; and joint agency outreach efforts:10.
City grant-in-aid homeless after-hours outreach. Expand emergency homeless services beyond normal business hours monday-friday, 4:00 p.m.-midnight, and saturday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Improve collaboration with first responders; increase joint-outreach efforts with partners; provide intervention, de-escalation, and crisis response; diversion from citation, arrest, hospital and emergency room; provide transportation services; immediate access to housing and supportive services. Number of encounters and assessments: 128; number of housing referrals: 46; number of supportive services: 97; and number of joint outreach efforts: 4.
Outreach, drop-in visits, food pantry, pop-up charity events, government identification/document retrieval.