April 2021 Volunteer Guide

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! t h g i l t o p S r e b m e M The The Delores Delores Project Project About The Delores Project: The Delores Project provides shelter to women and transgender individuals experiencing homelessness in a trauma-informed, strengths-based, housing first community. They’ve evolved over the last year to support the growing needs of women and transgender folks experiencing homelessness. COVID-19 Response: In response to the pandemic, their shelter transitioned to 24/7 operations and reduced shelter capacity to serve 35 guests (instead of 60 guests) to meet social distancing guidelines. They also sped up the creation and implementation of their new Rehousing Program, which has rehoused almost 30 shelter guests since November 2020. The program’s focus is to offer case management services and resources to all shelter guests and collaborate with them on finding a long-term housing solution. The Rehousing Program is 24/7 and operations are here to stay! With the wider availability of the vaccine, they’ll slowly transition back to full capacity.

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