HOMELESS HELP
The City of Moreno Valley's main priority is to develop and maintain an effective plan to organize and deliver supportive social services to our homeless population.
Community Resources
Point-In-Time Count
The Point-In-Time (PIT) Homeless Count is a one-day street-based and service-based count and survey of Riverside County’s sheltered and unsheltered homeless population, which identifies how many people in Riverside County are homeless.
Vist the Point in Time Count website.
Citywide Coalition Resource Directory
The Resource Directory features a listing various community resources available throughout the City of Moreno Valley. The Resource Directory includes services such as children services, health services, transportation services and more.
Moreno Valley Local Resource Guide
The City of Moreno Valley’s Local Resource Guide contains a list and location maps of organizations which provide services such as homeless shelters, emergency housing, food or clothing assistance, mental health assistance and many other vital resources.
Local Assistance Programs
Homeless to Work
Our Homeless to Work program is a partnership between the City and a community non-profit agency to help preclude and/or reduce homelessness in Moreno Valley. The program helps prepare participants to transition to the active workforce by providing temporary employment while connecting them with resources to help overcome obstacles to their pursuit of gainful employment and permanent housing. For more information please call Vincent Fredborg with Salvation Army at 951.415.2971.
Grant Programs
The City of Moreno Valley receives funding from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to perform a wide range of activities aimed at benefiting its low-to-moderate income residents and homeless.
City Programs
Moreno Valley has two programs:
Rapid Rehousing Program
This progam will rapidly rehouse about 40 homeless households impacted by the COVID pandemic.
Homeless Assistance Program
This program assists individuals in the navigation of programs and services that can hlep them on a path toward housing and stability.
State/Regional Programs
Homeless Coordinating & Financing Council
The Homeless Coordinating & Financing Council oversee the implementation of the Housing First guidelines and regulations and to identify resources, benefits, and services to prevent, and end, homelessness in California. View website.
Continuum of Care
A Continuum of Care (CoC) is a regional or local planning body that coordinates housing and services funding for homeless families and individuals. The program provides homeless assistance by leveraging funding needed through the HUD Consolidated Application, this provides collaboration between providers of housing and homeless assistance programs and other federal programs. View website.