Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
You’ve probably heard the old adage, “Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork.” At the Weingart Center, that’s more than just a feel-good cliché; it’s a mantra.
Recently, one of our THP1 clients, who was nearing the end of his stay at the Weingart Center, became worried that he might not receive a funder extension. Since reentry programs like THP are not part of the Homeless Continuums of Care (CoCs)2, our Access Center3 intake worker, Marco Corona, jumped in to help coordinate our client’s next step.
Marco worked diligently with the LASHA Project Roomkey4 team to place our client into a local Project Roomkey site.
Today, our client is enjoying the comfort of his new room, and continues to use the resources provided to him by our great Access Center team.
#WeingartWorks
Click below to learn more about THP & other Weingart Center programs.
Click below to learn more about LASHA Project Roomkey.
1 Transitional Housing Program (THP) is a Weingart Center residential program that provides housing, meals, supportive services and resources, programming, and supervision for serious and long-term offenders.
2 Homeless Continuums of Care (CoCs) is a US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program. It provides funding opportunities to nonprofits and State and local governments in order to quickly rehouse those experiencing homelessness.
3 Access Center is a Weingart Center program that assists persons experiencing homelessness by entering them into the Los Angeles County Coordinated Entry System (CES), providing them with information and referral services, case advocacy, and a wide range of social services.
4 LASHA Project Roomkey is a coordinated effort to secure hotel and motel rooms in L.A. County as temporary shelters for people experiencing homelessness who are at high-risk for hospitalization if they contract Coronavirus (COVID-19).
