Friendship Shelter

Housing: Friendship Shelter's housing program is its newest and fastest growing program, and is intended for clients who are chronically homeless with a physical or mental health condition. This program follows the housing first approach with clients housed in scattered-site and designated-site apartments. All clients have access to ongoing supportive services from Friendship Shelter staff to ensure they remain safely and stably housed. There are currently 190 formerly homeless individuals in our housing program throughout south orange county.

Outreach: Friendship Shelter's outreach program started in 2017 and hassince grown to include a full-time team and is funded by generousprivate donors and the city of laguna beach. Friendship shelteroutreach workers quite literally meet people where they are, either atthe beach, on the street, or somewhere in between. Our goal is toassess each person we meet and connect them to what they need: shelter,physical and mental health care, social services, and wheneverpossible, appropriate permanent housing.

Shelter: located on south coast highway in laguna beach, the bridge housing program works with homeless adults to secure housing and employment or other income. At this housing focused Shelter, all clients receive meals and an array of support services. We emphasize ongoing case management and support clients through a multilayered approach with the goal of securing permanent housing, income, and increased self-sufficiency. Additionally, we provide assistance for homeless individuals who have obtained a housing voucher from the county of orange. And, located on laguna canyon road near the entrance to laguna beach, Friendship Shelter operates the city of laguna beach's asl emergency Shelter. There we provide Shelter, meals, showers, laundry, and support services to connect guests to housing and community resources.