Housing
Jovenes, Inc
Who is our housing partner?
The system utilized for quick communication among staff.
What is Teams (chat)?
Our 5 types of food support.
What is Franco's Market, Grab 'n Go, CalFresh Outreach, Grocery Cards, and the montly food distriubtion?
BNG
What is the Basic Needs Grant?
First step when arriving to the Nest for your shift and the last step when leaving.
What is clocking in and out, and letting folks know on the "Where Are You Chat?"
The 1st housing programin California dedicated to unhoused college students ages 18-24 years. One option is rent free and another option is for a small program fee.
What is The Village?
The system where open Basic Need and CAIR cases are managed.
Three types of hygiene support- 2 found in the Nest and one not in the Nest.
What is Franco's Spa, laundry cards, and the showers at the gym?
The maximum amount alloted for a BNG in the life of a student.
What is $500?
An outlook calendar invite to Pamela, Amber, Angelica (all fulltime staff in the Nest).
Asking for a modification/change in schedule.
Housing program designed for students either aged 25 or older or with a family. Students may live in Bridge or Traditional versions of this program. Students are considered in Housing Navigation until they identify an apartment.
Rapid Rehousing Program
The system for checking student enrollment and creating your schedule availability for students to book with you.
What is Navigate?
6/7=$25 or $50...but sometimes $100
What are gas cards?
A $300 grant for students with unmet need and who attend 3 Financial Literacy Workshops provided by local credit union partner.
What is the Financial Wellness Grant?
Wednesdays
What is the day all social workers are here, day of case consultation, group supervision, department meetings, food distribution, and all social worker trainings.
For student's with an eviction notice- this program helps pay UP TO 6-months of their rent.
What is the Prevention Program?
The system where you will create student emails, make calendar adjustments, and find Teams.
What is the Microsoft Outlook Suite?
A comprehensive look into a student's circumstances. A key component to not making our services transactional.
What is a Needs Assessment?
A grant system for students who have both CalFresh and are enrolled in CTE courses?
What is Fresh Success?
The staff who checks housing eligibility and Fresh Success eligibility.
Who is Angelica?
When students are not eligible for a campus funded housing program- this program is where the BSW Intern (Brandon!) will support the student with resource navigation.
What is the Coordinated Entry System?
The system to log into where all tiles are located- gets you to all systems utilized in the Nest. Can also purchase your parking pass.
What is the Cerritos Portal?
5 documented types of referral systems for students to receive support in the Nest.
What is the-Falcon's Nest Referral Form, Housing Referral Form, Navigate alert, CAIR to Basic Needs, or Youth Homeless Verification Form.
The federally funded program students are not able to be enrolled in to receive Fresh Success?
What is CalWORKs? (double dipping)
The timeline expected for submission of a Needs Assessment.
What is within the next full shift?