Behind the Badge OC
December 22, 2020
Buena Park Chief of Police and Homeless Services app creator makes the list of Orange County's 'Most Influential People for 2020'
Two critical figures of the North Orange County Public Safety Task Force were recognized for their efforts to regionalize and coordinate services through a groundbreaking multi-city and multi-disciplinary partnership.
Orange County Register
December 4, 2020
Finding Beds and Service for the Homeless? There's an app for that.
Outreach Grid, designed in Irvine, harnesses data to help people find shelter.
Behind the Badge OC
November 19, 2020
Brea Homeless Liason Officer retires with hope for the community
Behind the Badge OC
June 26, 2019
With La Habra police employees as mentors, an Explorer gets back on track
High school student Christian Ortiz had been skipping classes and not doing his homework. He preferred playing soccer instead of attending school. His grades suffered, and so did he. “I was heading in the wrong direction,” Ortiz said. “I was tired of being who I was.”...
LA Times
December 13, 2018
Chrysalis helps poor and homeless of Orange County find jobs
With a lengthy criminal background, Jesse Nielsen’s job search seemed hopeless. Recently released on parole, and desperately trying to find a way to provide for his family, the 35-year-old sought help from Chrysalis, a nonprofit that helps poor and homeless individuals attain jobs...
Behind the Badge OC
April 18, 2018
Police & Nonprofits Conduct Homeless Census
In the parking lot of an Anaheim Hills restaurant, Anaheim police officers and nonprofit workers find Mahin Salary sitting inside her car, wedged between her car door and her belongings with her Jack Russell Terrier in the back seat. It’s a Monday morning and the temperature is steadily approaching 80 degrees...