Solutions for Homelessness: What Works and What's Ahead

Creator

Jamboree (Presented by Helen Cameron, Business Development)

Date

2 February, 2019

Type

Presentation

Description

Presentation by Helen Cameron, Business Development Manager at Jamboree Housing Corporation (Irvine), one of three panelists at Homelessness Demystified: Creating Awareness, Understanding, and Solutions, 2 February 2019, Canvas, Irvine.

About the Presentation: 18 slides. 20 minutes.  Helen shares highlights from the groundbreaking United Way OC / Jamboree Housing Corporation / University of California Irvine (2017) study, and the housing, services, and solutions - PSH, permanent supportive housing - Jamboree is using successfully.

About Helen Cameron: For the past 20 years, Helen has participated in the development of permanent supportive housing. She participated in the development of the first community in Orange County in 2004 to house formerly homeless individuals with a mental health diagnosis – Jackson Aisle. With Jamboree, she has participated in three new communities, Diamond Apartment Homes in Anaheim, Doria in Irvine and Rockwood in Anaheim for formerly homeless individuals with a mental health diagnosis. As part of the Business Development team, she is exploring new communities in Orange County to contribute to the 2700 units of planned permanent supportive housing. She was part of the working group which developed the Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness. As Co-chair of the Community Services and Support Committee for the Mental Health Services Act Steering Committee she is a passionate advocate for housing resources for our most vulnerable residents.
Visit their website for more information about Jamboree:  https://www.jamboreehousing.com/

To participate in the Homelessness Demystified: Buffet of Educational Experiences, Feb. 4 - May 4, which includes two Housing Experiences by Jamboree, visit:  http://irvineforeveryone.org/bee.

Subject

Permanent Supportive Housing

Coverage

California - Orange County
Mentally ill homeless persons
Homelessness - Costs

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PDF

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HCPresbyterianChurchPresentation.pdf

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Citation

Jamboree (Presented by Helen Cameron, Business Development), “Solutions for Homelessness: What Works and What's Ahead,” I4E: Housing4All Digital Library, accessed March 29, 2024, https://i4e.omeka.net/items/show/60.

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