DATE/TIME: 12/20/2024 / 06:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m.
INCIDENT: Homeless Outreach - Operation Shelter Me
LOCATION: Adelanto and Surrounding Communities
SUMMARY: On Friday, December 20, 2024, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Community Service & Reentry Division's Homeless Outreach Proactive Enforcement Team (H.O.P.E.) conducted "Operation Shelter Me" in Adelanto and surrounding communities. This initiative aims to assist Sheriff's personnel in providing resources for unhoused residents, including housing, medical care, and mental health treatment services. H.O.P.E. engages in outreach to the unhoused community by leveraging relationships with Probation, the Department of Behavioral Health, and local community groups, focusing on linking individuals to housing.
Operation Highlights:
• The H.O.P.E. Team located 35 individuals experiencing homelessness.
• 13 individuals received referrals to assistance programs.
• Seven individuals were linked with follow-up professional services.
Not all individuals accept help, but our teams will continue to engage these individuals to help them find a pathway beyond homelessness.
In June 2023, San Bernardino County opted into Laura’s Law, also known as Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT). Laura’s Law provides opportunities for court-ordered community treatment pathways for individuals with histories of hospitalization, incarceration, or violence. During this operation, no individuals were identified as candidates for assisted outpatient treatment.
The H.O.P.E. Team and other aligned resources will continue similar operations throughout the County over the next year, thanks to "Community Concerns" funding. This special funding, approved by the County Board of Supervisors, allows the Sheriff's Department to address topics of concern, such as homelessness and mental illness, for county residents.
If you know of individuals experiencing homelessness who need services, please contact the H.O.P.E. Team at 909-387-0623 or [email protected].
Refer: The H.O.P.E. Team
Station: Community Service & Reentry Division
Phone No. (909) 387-0623
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
