DATE/TIME: November 11, 2022 / 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
INCIDENT: Outreach Operation
LOCATION: Highland, CA
SUSPECT(S): N/A
VICTIM(S): N/A
SUMMARY: On Friday, November 11, 2022, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Community Service & Reentry Division, Homeless Outreach Proactive Enforcement Team (H.O.P.E.) conducted a quality-of-life operation in Highland.
The goal of the operation was to connect with unhoused residents and offer them services such as housing, medical and mental health treatment, and other social services.
During the operation, the H.O.P.E. Team located 30 encampments, spoke to 38 homeless individuals, of which 37 were referred to assistance programs, and 13 were given direct assistance. Twenty-seven persons were found to be chronically homeless. Six seniors and one veteran were also contacted.
Two individuals met the criteria for the county's Project Room Key program and were provided placement at a local motel where they will work with service providers to end their homelessness.
The team provided this focused outreach due to Senate Bill 170, which provided funding to the Department to support ongoing operations of this nature. The H.O.P.E. team and other aligned resources will continue operations of this type throughout the county over the next several years.
If you know of persons experiencing homelessness who are in need of services, please contact the H.O.P.E. team at 909-387-0623 or [email protected]
Refer: Deputy Michael Jones, H.O.P.E. Team
Deputy Branden Davault, H.O.P.E. Team
Station: Community Service & Reentry Division
Phone No. (909) 387-0623
Case No. N/A
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
