Housing First Model

Housing First is an approach to quickly and successfully connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness to permanent housing without preconditions and barriers to entry, such as sobriety, treatment or service participation requirements.

For additional information and to determine whether you qualify please call (559) 362-7766

2023 Stats

Homeless Clients served at Barbara Saville Shelter

  • 24 Children

  • 20 Adults

21 Apartment units remodeled (Sunrise Apartments)

3 Affordable Housing Condo Units occupied for 12 months

Programs Currently Being Operated

Barbara Saville Shelter

Primarily a shelter to house victims of domestic violence.  When beds are available we will also temporarily house unhouse individuals.  There are a total of 38 beds and this does include cribs and toddler beds.  14 total rooms (singles, multiple people, and family rooms.  Services include case management, paralegal services to assist with the completion of temporary/permanent restraining orders, therapy, social service and mental health advocacy, job readiness, budgeting, and other services as necessary. 

Availablity

7 beds for homeless women.

Greenfield Condos

Three condos (one bedroom, two-bedroom, three bedroom) owned and operated by KCAO as affordable housing.  Residents are not housing clients; they are tenants.  Eligibility and rent cost is based on income and household size. 

Availablity

3 condors that are one, two and three bedrooms.

Hope Survives II

Recent HUD grant combining Anchors II, Anchors IV, and Hope Survives into a single program.  Provides permanent supportive housing (PSH) to eligible unhoused people using the Coordinated Entry Process operated by the Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance. Currently serving 18 individuals.  Services include case management, social and mental health advocacy, life skills, home skills, support, and referral.   

Availablity

Anchors 2: three two-bedroom units – 6 individual beds (Singles/roommates) 

Anchors 4: Three two-bedroom homes for families 

Hope Survives: Six one-bedroom units for DV victims/Street homeless  

Programs Scheduled to Start

Lemoore College

Project designed to help provide housing to 17 unhoused college students annually. Housing may include apartments, house, room-for-rent, or motel (temporary).  Anticipate starting October 15, 2024.  Case manager is assigned to specifically assist unhoused college students to find appropriate housing.  Services will include housing navigation, case management, and connecting students to services that will cause benefit to them.    

Availablity

6 units for students who are homeless.

Holiday Lodge

Project with Kings County Behavioral Health to provide temporary bridge housing to 27 mentally ill individuals.  The project will consist of renovating 27 rooms at the Holiday Lodge, not construction.  Rooms will be gutted, painted, new flooring installed, remove and replace old plumbing, including new vanity/sink space. Each room will allow individuals to be able to prepare meals, store food, and sleep.  Services will include case management, training in life and home skills, referrals to appropriate services.  Anticipate the first 13 rooms to be ready by January 1, 2025. 

Availablity

27 of the 55 units available for housing clients.

Sunrise

Project involves the reconstruction and renovation of the old Stardust Motel.  22 rooms, office space, and a live-in staff space have been completed.  Anticipated start date is dependent on acquiring a switchgear.  The switchgear has been ordered.  17 rooms will be occupied by PSH clients associated with Champions Recovery Services and the remaining 5 by the Kings County Housing Authority.  This property will be operated by KCAO.  All individuals will be clients of other agencies and KCAO is not providing services. 

Availablity

22 units available 

Food Bank and Service Center

New foodbank and service center will be built from the ground up and the anticipated completion date in September 2026. The foodbank will operate as the supplier of food to those who are in need.  The service center will include a 200 bed shelter for men and women.  The shelter will have spaces for community partners to utilize to provide services to clients.  Services KCAO will provide will include: intake and assessment, case management, referrals to social and mental health services, three meals and snacks daily, storage for personal belongings, socialization, dog run, and job training.  A centralized kitchen will be built and shelter clients will be able to learn food skills that may be used to access work in the food industry.  The foodbank may provide training related to warehouse management and the use of a forklift.

California Housing and Community Development HOME Grant

This project is a 5-year program that will provide multiple services meant to house individuals or prevent homelessness. 6.8 million will be used to pay for housing costs, furnishings, utilities, repair credit, case management, housing navigation, and other services deemed necessary to house individuals.  Anticipated start date is 10/15/2024. 

Programs Being Pursued by KCAO

DV Funding from HUD

KCAO has applied for $500,383 to provide housing services specifically to victims of domestic violence.  A case manager will be hired to work at the Barbara Saville Shelter to only work on housing.  This project would provide housing in 10 one bedroom apartments, 10 two bedroom apartments, and one three bedroom apartment.  If approved the anticipated start date would be 10/1/2025.  

Frequently Asked Questions

I need help with rental assistance, do you offer rental assistance?

KCAO does not typically offer rental assistance. On occasion, KCAO may offer rental assistance available to people who meet certain criteria or through one of our housing programs. Check our website, social media or sign up for our newsletter for updates to these programs.