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General Agency Information |
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| Name: | Downtown Outreach Workers |
Contact Information |
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| Primary Phone: | 831-226-3523 |
| Website: | https://www.encompasscs.org/dow |
Details |
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| Description: | The Downtown Outreach program is responsible for providing outreach to adults struggling with homelessness and/or mental illness in the Santa Cruz downtown corridor. The team provides crisis support and other services to reduce the risk of psychiatric hospitalizations and incarceration, and to improve clients' quality of life. Downtown Outreach services focus on needs related to housing, health care, substance use disorders, and mental health. The role of the workers is to develop relationships with clients and link them with appropriate supportive resources. The Downtown Outreach team also works to maintain positive relationships with downtown merchants and the business community, law enforcement, County Behavioral Health, 180/2020, the VA, and City officials. Eligibility: People of any age (youth and adult) experiencing homelessness living in downtown Santa Cruz. |
| Languages other than English: | Inquire for Additional Languages |
| Accommodations for Disabled Persons: | Contact for Information |
| Public Transportation: | Contact for information |
| Eligibility: | See Description Notes |
| Fees: | None |
| Areas Served: | Downtown Santa Cruz |
Subject Headings |
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| Subject Headings: | Homeless Advocacy Groups |
| This agency was last updated on April 1, 2025. | |