The City’s Incident Management Team (IMT) received 596 calls for service last week and responded by engaging people experiencing homelessness, offering services and shelter options, and ensuring compliance with City laws and ordinances.
From March 2-8, the IMT responded to 593 unique locations.
Most client intakes through the Department of Community Response (DCR) were for the City’s Roseville Road Service Campus, which was recently expanded.
DCR has been working to incrementally fill the 100 new tiny homes on the north side of the campus, deliberatively moving at a measured pace to allow service provider The Gathering Inn to successfully engage and orient each client upon entry.
The new tiny homes, made by Boss Cubez, are small but dignified according to staff. At 70 square feet, they have room for a single bed, shelving, and a personal storage container. Guests are provided with clean bedding and toiletries upon entry. The homes also feature individual heating and air conditioning units for climate control.
“People really like the personal space provided by these tiny homes,” said Hezekiah Allen, who manages DCR’s community outreach division. “Almost every offer of these homes is accepted, and we anticipate reaching capacity at the north campus very soon.”
DCR outreach workers this week continued to engage people experiencing homelessness on the Northern Bike Trail, bringing 43 new clients into Roseville Road. The department expects to completely fill the north campus by early April.
Key IMT activity and service data from the reporting period:
311 service requests
- 311 calls received related to unsheltered individuals: 596
- Homelessness-related cases opened: 2,235
- Homelessness-related cases closed: 2,209
Outreach and placements
- Unsheltered people enrolled into shared local outreach databases: 105
- Unsheltered people placed into City shelter sites (Roseville Road campus or the Outreach and Engagement Center): 42
Shelter availability as of March 10
- Roseville Road Campus: 49 cabins available
- Outreach and Engagement Center: 28 spaces available
- Average openings at City-funded shelters (excluding Roseville Road and OEC): 26
Environmental services
- Trash removed: 64,340 pounds
Additional information
- View the full weekly report: IMT Data Report 03.02-03.08
- Explore the IMT data dashboard for weekly and cumulative totals dating back to September 2023.
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