What is the pathways project?
Housing El Dorado has designed and implemented the Pathways Winter Lodging Program and the Pathways Street Outreach Program providing services year-round to our homeless community.
The Pathways Project:
In collaboration with Green Valley Community Church, Housing El Dorado coordinates a Street Outreach Program that provides a consistent resource for connecting our guests to a hot shower and the clothes closet by providing reliable transportation to these services every Friday.
Our staff and volunteers meet our clients where they are at with services appropriate to their needs, such as:
- Becoming "Doc Ready" (ID, birth certificate, etc.)
- Completing social service applications and referrals
- Accessing Coordinated Entry
- Advocating on their behalf
- Case Management
- Accessing the Street Nurse with Marshall Hospital
- Providing hair-cuts
This program has been made possible through the Manage Care Plans (MCP): California Health and Wellness, Anthem Blue Cross, and Kaiser kaiser permanente.
The Pathways Project:
The Housing El Dorado Emergency Fund was established to aid individuals and families who are confronted with unexpected and one-time emergency housing expenses that pose a hindrance to their self-reliance. The program's primary objective is to provide support to those who have been overlooked by other emergency funding systems.
Please note that a Caseworker must apply on behalf of the individual or family seeking assistance to complete the required follow-ups, and to ensure that all other available funding sources should be exhausted before seeking assistance from the Housing El Dorado Emergency Fund.
This program has been made possible through grant funding from Anthem Blue Cross, California Health and Wellness, and Kaiser Permanente.