Homeless Outreach

Effective homeless outreach develops relationships and trust with people experiencing homelessness to connect them with housing, medical care, and other support services. In June 2024, the Culver City Council expanded and enhanced the provision of homeless outreach through the introduction of the Urban Alchemy (UA) Community Engagement and Outreach (CEO) Team. The CEO Team supplements the City’s Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) to provide the homeless outreach services from 3:00 pm to 11:30 pm, seven days a week. This four-person CEO Team dispatches from Wellness Village to places where unhoused individuals are known to locate. The CEO Team is able to assess, transport, and directly enroll unhoused persons who agree to interim (temporary) housing services through the City’s Motel Master Leasing and Nutrition Program or Wellness Village.

Data as of June 30, 2024.

Persons Contacted

 

Persons Contacted per Month and Combined Total from July 2023 through June 2024

Month	Persons Contacted
July 2023	10
August 2023	17
September 2023	11
October 2023	7
November 2023	1
December 2023	6
January 2024	2
February 2024	2
March 2024	1
April 2024	7
May 2024	1
June 2024	1
Combined Total	66

 

Service Acceptance Rate

 

Service Acceptance Rate per Month and Combined Average from July 2023 to June 2024

Month	Acceptance Rate
July 2023	45%
August 2023	33%
September 2023	25%
October 2023	15%
November 2023	3%
December 2023	15%
January 2024	9%
February 2024	11%
March 2024	6%
April 2024	37%
May 2024	4%
June 2024	5%
Combined Average	17.3%

Mental Health Assessments

 

Mental Health Assessments per Month and Combined Total from July 2023 through June 2024

Month	Intake
July 2023	3
August 2023	6
September 2023	9
October 2023	9
November 2023	5
December 2023	5
January 2024	14
February 2024	6
March 2024	15
April 2024	15
May 2024	12
June 2024	2
Combined Total	101

Healthcare Checks

 

Healthcare Checks per Month and Combined Total from November 2023 through June 2024

Month	Healthcare Checks
November 2023	2
December 2023	0
January 2024	3
February 2024	0
March 2024	2
April 2024	0
May 2024	0
June 2024	0
Combined Total	7

Shelter Placements

 

Shelter Placements per Month and Combined Total from July 2023 through June 2024

Month	Total Placements
July 2023	2
August 2023	0
September 2023	2
October 2023	4
November 2023	5
December 2023	2
January 2024	4
February 2024	3
March 2024	2
April 2024	9
May 2024	0
June 2024	0
Combined Total	33

Interim Housing Placements

 

Interim Housing Placements per Month by Type and Combined Total from July 2023 through June 2024

Month	Motel Master Lease	Project Homekey Interim Housing	Other Facility	Total Placements
July 2023	2	0	0	2
August 2023	3	0	5	8
September 2023	0	0	0	0
October 2023	0	0	1	1
November 2023	1	0	1	2
December 2023	0	0	4	4
January 2024	1	0	1	2
February 2024	2	4	2	8
March 2024	0	2	4	6
April 2024	0	8	4	12
May 2024	0	0	0	0
June 2024	0	6	2	8
Combined Total	9	20	24	53

 

Permanent Housing Placements

 

Permanent Housing Placements per Month by Type and Combined Total for August 2023 through June 2024

Month	Project Homekey Permanent Housing	Other Facility	Total Placements
August 2023	0	2	2
September 2023	0	0	0
October 2023	1	0	1
November 2023	0	0	0
December 2023	4	2	6
January 2024	3	2	5
February 2024	2	3	5
March 2024	4	1	5
April 2024	0	0	0
May 2024	0	0	0
June 2024	0	1	1
Combined Total	14	11	25

 

Outreach Services Costs

 

Total Outreach Service Costs from the General Fund for fiscal year 2023-2024 is $357,824.

Figures are unaudited and may be revised to reflect updated costs.