Davis Community Meals

The Shelter has also experienced an increase in the number of staff that are available to work with clients. At the present time, there is a Shelter Administrator, Case Managers, Career Counselor, Drug Alcohol Counselor, Resource Center Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, Overnight Staff, and of course, there are the numerous volunteers without which the Shelter could not operate. During 2005, DCM became partners in an affordable housing development in Davis, Cesar Chavez Plaza, with Neighborhood Partners and the Yolo County Housing Authority. Cesar Chavez Plaza offers 53 single bedroom apartments. 19 of the units are set aside for “special needs” population of homeless or at-risk of homeless individuals and families with mental illness, physical disabilities or chronic substance abuse issues. The 19 units offer rents at “extremely-low income” rates and are affordable to those with minimal or fixed incomes. Cesar Chavez opened for occupancy on November 28, 2007. DCM provides a full time staff person to provide supportive services to the 19 “special needs” residents and others who reside in the complex. Currently, we have applied for the right to build a similar program at the city of Davis owned site on 5th Street. The application is entitled Creekside Courts and we are anticipating operating another affordable housing development similar to Cesar Chavez Plaza. At the beginning of 2015, we began a new program of street outreach. The program has several objectives: provide a comprehensive overview of who is homeless on the streets of Davis, prioritize services to the most vulnerable of those on the streets, and offer and provide wrap around services to those willing to accept them. The program will provide outreach, engagement, referrals, mutual trust, and services to the homeless in Davis. DCM staff are working with the local police, Yolo County Continuum of Care, and county staff and programs to provide the services to the individuals in the program. We will be using the facility at 512 5th Street (formerly the Cold Weather Shelter) to provide time limited housing to the most needy and working with Yolo County Housing and others to find appropriate permanent housing to the individuals residing there. To date, we have helped over 60 individuals with services and been able to secure housing for 4 individuals.