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'A truthful witness saves lives' -Proverbs 14:25

Evangelical-based in Southwestern Riverside County, California / Member: CNPA - Digital News

JUNE 2025 / Est. 2013

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Shelter Solutions 

'... Defend the rights of the afflicted and needy."

-Proverbs 31:9 

                                                        

Shelter Solutions


    

Photo: Homeless on Broadway, San Diego, April 26, 2021. -Photo InterChurch News

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"One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,

and He will repay him for his good deed."

-- Proverbs 19:17 

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/Homeless News

California's $20 billion effort to combat homelessness fails to curb rising unhoused population -KQED, April 9, 2024 / California fails to track its homelessness spending or results, a new audit says -CalMatters, April 9, 2024 /  What is California getting for all its billlions on homelessness? -CalMatters, February 16, 2023

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'Mental Illness on Trial'

A 12-minute Vimeo documentary looking into

mental illness, homelessness, institutionalization and treatment.

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    Photo Essay

'Helping Our Homeless Neighbors'

 Grove Community Church 'Grove Village'

A model street-to-steady job transition program

.On-site Housing for Riverside's Homeless

In early 2018, Rusty Bailey, then Riverside City Mayor, assessed the city had roughly 400 homeless individuals and 400 local churches. He  envisioned each church helping at least one homeless individual. Tom Lance, then pastor of Grove Community Church, said he would help. By December 2018, four 600 square foot, two bedroom furnished cottages were built on church grounds.

Local tenent applicants for the transitional housing program are required to find a paying job, attend a church and save for permanent housing. Rent is not required.

PHOTOS: Cottages are fully furnished.



RIVERSIDE, CALIF., April 4, 2023. The Grove Community Church Local Outreach Pastor, Andy Gibeault (center, L), provided a tour of one of the furnished 600 square foot 2 bedroom, 1 bath cottages being readied for occupancy. The program is limited to Riverside homeless residents. For a tour (then-HUD Secretary Ben Carson took a tour in February 2020) contact Gibeault @ 951-571-9090. To view The City of Riverside Homelessness Action Plan, click here. SEE ALSO: 'Helping our Homeless Neighbors,' Moody Bible Institute, for a December 2020 radio interview with those who made the Village happen; City of Riverside Teams with The Grove Community Church to Create Four Housing Units on Church Property for Homeless Individuals,' City of Riverside Press Release, June 19, 2018; 'Riverside church building homes for the homeless on its property,' ABC 7 Eyewitness News, Nov. 28, 2018; 'How 4 "tiny homes" at Riverside's The Grove church could help solve city homeless crisis,' Press Enterprise, Aug. 1, 2018. Ed Note: Periodic updates since original publication.

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A national website offering information on government programs and goals to end homelessness in America in five years.

Offers ways to get involved.

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Homeless Shelter Directory 

A national website designed to locate localized homeless shelters and provide resource information.

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.PHOTO (L): Homeless man in winter, 2018, San Diego. -Photo InterChurch News

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