We All Deserve... A Home.
Street Outreach & Housing
Friends In Deed’s Street Outreach and Housing team identifies individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness on the streets of Pasadena and works to build trust and rapport. The team then enters these individuals into the Coordinated Entry System, which is the network that aligns housing services, so that those with the most severe needs are prioritized.
“Sometimes I feel like ‘I got this’ and then I fall backwards. I’m so grateful the Street Outreach team was there to help me get back up again and into a home of my own.”
– Anonymous
Our team provides immediate needs (i.e., new socks, food, water, hygiene kits, etc.) and connects folks to supportive services for physical and mental health treatment, employment programs, and legal aid, with the primary goal of reducing housing barriers and ultimately transitioning individuals into temporary or permanent housing.
For our clients, the Street Outreach and Housing team are: advocates, specialists, referral agents, housing locators, and housing navigators. They are champions of the unhoused, working to end homelessness in Pasadena.
Referral Links
The Street Outreach and Housing team could also use in-kind donations:
GOLD ITEMS:
Baby wipes & body shower wipes
Deodorant (Men’s and Women’s)
Shampoo & Conditioner (Travel or Full size)
Toothbrushes & Toothpaste (Travel or Full size)
SILVER ITEMS:
Masks
Hand Sanitizer
Body Wash (Men’s/Women’s/Unisex Travel or Full size)
Chapstick (Unscented/Unisex)
Travel Kleenex
Travel boxes of q-tips
BRONZE ITEMS:
Brand new Women’s/Men’s underwear (All sizes but larger sizes are more needed)
Men’s socks
Unisex, lightweight, short-sleeved tees for summer (All sizes but larger sizes are more needed)
How Can You Help?
The best way to support our Street Outreach and Housing team is to donate financially. These financial contributions will allow our team to continue meeting, building relationships with, and guiding our neighbors experiencing homelessness into long-term supportive housing.