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display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> </div> </div> <br> <h2>Housing and Homelessness Programs</h2> <p>The Housing and Homelessness Division (HHD) is within the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). The Division is responsible for program development and oversight of statewide housing programs funded by the CDSS. The Division also serves as a statewide technical assistance provider to all of California鈥檚 social services agencies. The Division aims to streamline services on both the local and statewide level to promote equal access to safe and affordable housing for all Californians. </p> <p><strong>Our programs are administered/operated at the local level.</strong>聽To learn more about accessing housing and homeless services in your community, please contact the聽<a href="https://www.bcsh.ca.gov/hcfc/documents/coc_poc.pdf"><span>local Homeless Continuum of Care</span></a>聽or聽<a href="https://www.cdss.ca.gov/county-offices"><span>County Welfare Department</span></a>.<br> </p> <h3><a href="/inforesources/cdss-programs/housing-programs/project-roomkey">Project Roomkey/Homelessness COVID Response</a><a href="/inforesources/cdss-programs/housing-programs/project-roomkey"> </a></h3> <p><span>The purpose of Project Roomkey is to provide non-congregate sheltering for people experiencing homelessness, to protect human life, and minimize strain on health care system capacity.</span><br> </p> <h3><a href="/inforesources/CDSS-Programs/Housing-Programs/CalWORKs-Housing-Support-Program">CalWORKs Housing Support Program</a>聽(HSP)</h3> <p><span>The CalWORKs Housing Support Program (HSP) fosters housing stability for families experiencing and at risk of homelessness. HSP assists CalWORKs families who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness in obtaining permanent housing and can provide temporary shelter, help with moving costs, short to medium-term rental subsidies, and wraparound case management.</span> </p> <h3><a href="/inforesources/CDSS-Programs/Housing-Programs/CalWORKs-Homeless-Assistance">CalWORKs Homeless Assistance</a>聽(HA)</h3> <p><span>The CalWORKs Homeless Assistance (HA) Program aims to help CalWORKs families meet the costs of securing or maintaining permanent housing or emergency shelter. The CalWORKs HA program serves eligible CalWORKs recipients, or apparently eligible CalWORKs applicants, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. CalWORKs HA can provide payments for temporary shelter once every 12 months with exceptions, as聽 well as payments to secure or maintain housing, including a security deposit and last month鈥檚 rent, or up to two months of rent arrearages.聽</span><br> </p> <h3><a href="/inforesources/CDSS-Programs/Housing-Programs/Bringing-Families-Home-Program">Bringing Families Home Program </a> (BFH)</h3> <p><span>The Bringing Families Home (BFH) program helps reduce the number of families in the child welfare system experiencing or at risk of homelessness, increase family reunification, and prevent foster care placements. BFH serves families so they can achieve housing stability and successfully reunify.</span><br> </p> <h3><a href="/inforesources/CDSS-Programs/Housing-Programs/Housing-and-Disability-Advocacy-Program">Housing and Disability Advocacy Program </a> (HDAP)</h3> <p><span>The Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP) assists homeless and disabled individuals apply for disability benefit programs, while also providing housing support. HDAP requires that participating counties offer outreach, case management, benefits advocacy, and housing supports to all program participants.</span> </p> <h3><a href="/inforesources/CDSS-Programs/Housing-Programs/home-Safe-Program">Home Safe Program</a></h3> <p><span>The Home Safe Program supports the safety and housing stability of individuals involved in Adult Protective Services (APS) who are experiencing, or at imminent risk of experiencing, homelessness due to elder or dependent adult abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or financial exploitation by providing housing-related assistance using evidence-based practices for homeless assistance and prevention.</span> </p> <h3><a href="/inforesources/cdss-programs/community-care-expansion">Community Care Expansion Program (CCE)</a></h3> <p> </p> <p>The CCE program was established by Assembly Bill No. 172 (Chapter 69, Statutes of 2021) and provides $805 million in funding for acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation to preserve and expand聽adult and senior care facilities that serve SSI/SSP and Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)聽applicants and recipients, including those who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of聽homelessness. </p> <p> </p></div> </div><!-- End_Module_11279 --></div> </div></div> </div> <div id="dnn_RightPane" class="main-secondary"><div class="DnnModule DnnModule-DNN_HTML DnnModule-11643 DnnVersionableControl"><a name="11643"></a><div id="dnn_ctr11643_ContentPane" class="NoTitlePaddingContentPane"><!-- Start_Module_11643 --><div id="dnn_ctr11643_ModuleContent" class="DNNModuleContent ModDNNHTMLC"> <div id="dnn_ctr11643_HtmlModule_lblContent"><h3>Contact Us</h3> <p> Email:聽<a href="mailto:housing@dss.ca.gov" rel="nofollow"><span>housing@dss.ca.gov</span></a><br> Phone: (916) 651-5155 </p> <p><a href="https://cdss.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=64ab7b44b65be424f9a3a41a3&id=14f718ada6" rel="nofollow"><span>Stay Informed</span></a>聽on CDSS Housing and Homelessness Program updates and guidance. </p> <h3>Resources and Information</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/County-Offices">Contact Your County</a></li> <li><a href="/inforesources/cdss-programs/housing-programs/ab-977-hmis">Find resources, training materials, and FAQs on Assembly Bill (AB) 977 Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Data Entry.</a></li> <li><a href="https://bcsh.ca.gov/hcfc/" target="_blank">CA Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hcd.ca.gov/" target="_blank">CA Department of Housing and Community Development</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.calvet.ca.gov/">CA Department of Veterans Affairs</a></li> <li>Find resources, trainings, and TA opportunities by the <a href="https://www.changewellproject.com">Change Well Project</a>, HHD's contracted TA provider.</li> <li><a href="https://www.hudexchange.info/grantees/contacts/?csrf_token=A8A7CCB5-16F0-4D27-AF63C35EBCE85FAD¶ms=%7B%22limit%22%3A20%2C%22sort%22%3A%22%22%2C%22order%22%3A%22%22%2C%22years%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22searchTerm%22%3A%22%22%2C%22grantees%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22state%22%3A% 22CA%22%2C%22programs%22%3A%5B3%5D%2C%22coc%22%3Atrue%7D##granteeSearch" target="_blank">HUD: CA Continuums of Care</a></li> <li><a href="https://endhomelessness.org/" target="_blank">National Alliance to End Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.hud.gov/">U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.usich.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/Portals/9/Housing/School Supplies for Homeless Children Voluntary Tax Fund.pdf" target="_blank">School Supplies for Homeless Children</a></li> </ul> <h3>Highlights</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.capolicylab.org/bringing-families-home-program-evaluation/">Bringing Families Home Program Evaluation</a>: Report by the California Policy Lab and the Children鈥檚 Data Network, in collaboration with the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Housing and Homelessness Division, evaluating the Bringing Families Home (BFH) program </li> <li><strong>Project Roomkey Issue Brief</strong> (<a href="/Portals/9/Housing/CDSS-Project-Roomkey-Issue-Brief.pdf">English version</a>, <a href="/Portals/9/Housing/CDSS-Project-Roomkey-Issue-Brief-es.pdf">Spanish version</a>), which highlights the success and impact of the program.</li> <li><a href="/Portals/9/Housing/HHD Annual Report February 2024 (final).pdf">CDSS Housing and Homelessness Program Annual Report (AB 120) 2024</a>: Annual Report including details on the implementation of the programs, associated expenditures and observed trends related to the housing and homelessness needs of the families, individuals with disabilities, and older adults</li> <li><a href="/Portals/9/Additional-Resources/Letters-and-Notices/CFLs/2022/22-23_43.pdf" target="_blank">County Fiscal Letter (CFL) 22/23-43 (December 20, 2022)</a>: Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 Bringing Families Home (BFH), Home Safe, the Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP), and California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Housing Support Program (CalWORKs HSP) Allocation</li> <li><a href="/Portals/9/Housing/Tribal-Set-Aside.pdf" target="_blank">Tribal Set-Aside Funding Letter (July 26, 2022)</a>: Notice of Tribal Set-Aside funding to establish a Bringing Families Home Program, Home Safe Program, and/or Housing and Disability Advocacy Program</li> <li><a href="/Portals/9/Additional-Resources/Letters-and-Notices/ACWDL/2022/CL_9-21-22.pdf?ver=2022-09-22-131935-623" rel="nofollow">ACWDL (September 21, 2022)</a>聽Notice of Funding for CalWORKs Housing Support Program (HSP), Bringing Families Home (BFH) Program, Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP), and Home Safe Program</li> <li><a href="/Portals/9/Additional-Resources/Letters-and-Notices/ACWDL/2021/ACWDL_7-19-21.pdf">ACWDL (July 19, 2021)</a> Funding for Continuation of CalWORKs Housing Support Program, Bringing Families Home Program, Housing and Disability Advocacy Program, Home Safe Program and Project Roomkey and Rehousing Initiative</li> <li><a href="/Portals/9/Additional-Resources/Letters-and-Notices/ACLs/2019/19-114.pdf">ACL 19-114</a> (December 13, 2019): Implementation of SB 1380: Housing First</li> <li><a href="https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html">COVID-19 Rent Relief Program</a></li> <li><a href="https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index_esp.html">Ayuda con la Renta de COVID-19 de California</a></li> </ul> <h3>Quick Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/inforesources/Adult-Protective-Services">Adult Protective Services</a></li> <li><a href="/inforesources/CalWORKs">CalWORKs</a></li> <li><a href="/reporting/report-abuse/child-protective-services">Child Welfare</a></li> <li><a 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