Santa Clarita Homeless ActionSanta Clarita Homeless Action
In July of 2018, the City of Santa Clarita adopted the Community Plan to Address Homelessness to confront the challenges of a growing unhoused population. The City designed the plan to align local resources, both in the non-profit and private sectors, with Los Angeles County investments. The plan facilitated strategic planning sessions among local stakeholders and led to the creation of the Community Task Force on Homelessness - a city-led committee dedicated to streamlining communication, enhancing information sharing, and coordinating projects. To view the plan's priorities, implementation timelines, and stakeholders involved, please click below.
The Santa Clarita Community Task Force on Homelessness is an ad-hoc effort to leverage local resources to fulfill goals listed in the Community Plan. The Task Force comprises of service providers, government agencies, faith-based organizations, and schools - each member participates in one of the four sub-committee in the Task Force: 1) Affordable Housing, 2) Direct Services, 3) Increasing Income, and 4) Coordination and Prevention. The Task Force meets periodically to coordinate action-items related to the plan's priorities including developing a year-round emergency shelter, increasing affordable housing options, enhancing mental health services, and streamlining information sharing and opportunities for collaboration.
Community Task Force on Homeless Organization List | ||
Name of Organization | Sector | Representative |
Service Provider | Cary Quashen | |
Service Provider | Linda Likins | |
Service Provider | Mike Foley | |
Service Provider | Troy Hooper | |
Service Provider | Joan Aschoff | |
Service Provider |
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Service Provider | Roché Vermaak | |
Service Provider | Claudia Aceves | |
Service Provider | Elizabeth Heger | |
Lighthouse | Service Provider | Dan Lawrie |
Service Provider | Krysta Warfield | |
Service Provider | Laura Bloom | |
Service Provider | Susan Caputo | |
Service Provider | Regina Hearn | |
Service Provider | Bradley Grose | |
Service Provider | Kevin Macdonald | |
Service Provider | Daniel Dantice | |
Service Provider | Holly Schroeder | |
Service Provider | Joel Morgan | |
Service Provider | Elena Flores | |
Government Agency | Javier Reyes | |
Government Agency | Jerrid McKenna | |
Government Agency | Natalie Vartanian | |
Faith-Based Organization | Joe Beran | |
Faith-Based Organization | Michael Stanley | |
His Way Church | Faith-Based Organization | Renee Roque |
Faith-Based Organization | Kevin Pisano | |
Faith-Based Organization | Kathy Regalado | |
Faith-Based Organization | Michelle Andrews | |
Education | Jesse Smith | |
Education | Larry Schallert | |
Education | Jeff Pelzel | |
Education | Catherine Kawaguchi | |
Education | Jan Daisher | |