Homeless Outreach Coordinator Is Coming to San Clemente
San Clemente’s homeless community is expected to receive more support with the hiring of a new community outreach worker.
City council voted unanimously to add the position to its social services team during a Feb. 16 meeting.
“I think it’s a good first step toward a comprehensive addressing of our homeless issue,” Councilmember Chris Duncan said during the meeting.
San Clemente had 145 homeless people in the city as of 2019, according to Orange County’s most recent Sheltered Point in Time Count.
The coastal city’s newly approved community outreach worker will help San Clemente coordinate social services efforts and engage in outreach with those experiencing homelessness, the city said.
By Victoria Newman
Jan 24, 2021 8:29 PM
London is a trafficking hub. According to the London Police website, in 2017, the Human Trafficking Unit conducted 184 investigations, helped 15 trafficking victims escape, and laid 16 human trafficking charges.
Megan Walker is the Executive Director at the London Abused Women Centre and she highlighted that the reason London is a hub for trafficking is because we have a lot of young people who come for education, there is easy access to the highway, and we have men who come to London for meetings. But there are many factors that make trafficking possible in London.
Walker described human trafficking as “manipulative, coercive, and probably the most damaging that can be done to a woman or girl.”
DANVILLE, Va. â The COVID-19 pandemic has left hundreds of thousands of Virginians without jobs and health insurance coverage. Project Connect, a special new partnership among the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF), the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (TRRC) and the Danville Regional Foundation (DRF) has just been launched to help many local residents obtain needed health insurance from the state.
The Commission and DRF have provided funding to VHCF for an Outreach Worker who will provide 1:1 application assistance to families and individuals interested in obtaining state coverage.
Effective immediately, Francina Jones at Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services is available to provide information about Virginiaâs Medicaid program and to help people apply. She can be reached at 434-770-1641.