HISTORY1973 Volunteers create a simple hospitality center Union Street in downtown Pasadena.

1983 Regular patron dies of exposure. “Depot” shelter is created.

1989 Adult shelter

1996 Intake CenterCareer Development

2000 Family shelter Transitional Housing

2008 Women’s Dormitory

2010 Permanent Supportive Housing for adults

38 years later…Union Station Homeless Servicesis the San Gabriel Valley’s largest

most comprehensive social service agency assisting homeless

and very low-income individuals and families.

1,216 people are homeless in

Pasadena on any given night, the highest in

recorded history.

Pasadena: 1,216 people on any given night– 21% increase since 2009– 11% children, 23% women, 66% men

San Gabriel Valley: Estimated 5,000 people each night

Los Angeles County: Largest homeless population in the United States; 40,000+ people on any given night

HOMELESSNESSIN OUR COMMUNITY

PASSAGEWAYSThe entry-point to Pasadena's homeless services network

One-stop intake center:

• Street outreach • Intake and

assessment • Case management

and referrals • Medical and mental

health services • Benefits advocacy • Shelter and

housing resources

ADULT CENTER56-bed shelter for adults

• 36 beds for men, 20 beds for women

• Serves 150 homeless people each year

• Onsite case management and supportive services

• Community Meals Program and Shower Program

• 60% move on to stable housing

FAMILY CENTER50-bed shelter for parents and their children

• 50 beds • Serve 125

homeless people in 50 families each year

• Case management and supportive services

• 80% move on to stable housing.

EUCLID VILLA 14-unit transitional housing apartments for families

• 14 apartments • One to four bedroom

apartments with kitchen and bathroom

• Serves 35 people each year• Families pay 30% of their

income • Case management and

supportive services • 90% move on to permanent

housing.

CENTENNIAL PLACE144-unit permanent housing apartments for adults

• One bedroom apartments with shared kitchen and bathrooms

• 144 units for adults • No limit on length of stay • Case management and

supportive services • Individuals pay 30% of

their income towards rent

CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES

• Children’s enrichment: art, literacy, tutoring, computers, boy/girl scouts, teen therapy

• Adult enrichment: piano, poetry, art, computers, yoga

• Life skills classes: – Money management– Nutrition – Anger management– Banking program – Parenting classes

• Onsite medical services• Medical / mental health

referrals • Recovery support• Career development• Benefit attainment • Legal advocacy• Transportation

SOURCESCAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

• 125 homeless and low income people participate in Sources each year

• Job candidates receive:– career development

workshops– job search resources– One-on-one career

counseling,– Ongoing support

• 50% of workshop graduates secure employment within 90 days of graduation.

YOU CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION

Get invovled! www.UnionStationHS.org

(626) 240-4550

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