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Shelter Plus Care The ShelterPlus Care Program provides rental assistance for hard-to-serve homeless persons with disabilities in connection with supportive services funded from sources outside the program. Shelter Plus Care (S+C) is a program designed to provide housing and supportive services on a long-term basis for homeless persons with disabilities, (primarily those with serious mental illness, chronic problems with alcohol and/or drugs, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or related diseases) and their families who are living in places not intended for human habitation (e.g., streets) or in emergency shelters. The program allows for a variety of housing choices, and a range of supportive services funded by other sources, in response to the needs of the hard-to-reach homeless population with disabilities. 4. Access Centers for people who are homeless Access Centers for Familieshelp to meetbasic needs by providing low-income, homeless or at risk of becoming homeless families (with children) emergency services, provisions, information and referral, and case management. Families receive anintake and needs assessment for all households;provide emergency assistance to include food, clothing, supplies etc. Telephone access, housing location, advocacy, mentoring, and employment assistanceand clothing vouchers are availableto all Center families who are homeless. Access Center for Youth:offerday shelter and employment skills and opportunities, including servicesto assist youthto accessmore intensive, supportive services. The Youth Access Center meet the community’s basic needs by providing youth withsafe, day shelter with access to services including basic needs, casemanagement, employment and community resources, laundry, phones, meals and computer, access. Access Centers for Singles:Provide singles homeless adults with emergency and basicneeds assistance to include food, clothing, laundry and shower facilities, prescription assistance, supplies, telephone and internet access, housing location, advocacy and transportation assistance. Table 4.Access Centers ACCESS CENTERSAgencyProgramPopulation CCS Catholic Community Singles and Community Servicesfamilies Service Center Community Cottage Grove Sharing Singles and Community Sharing, Community families Cottage Grove, OR Service Center Hosea Youth Hosea Youth Services Homeless youth Services Looking GlassNew RoadsHomeless youth Siuslaw Outreach Siuslaw Singles and Services, Florence, ORService Centerfamilies EugeneSingles adults St. Vincent De PaulService males and Stationfemales Homeless First Place families with Family Center children under 18 Whitebird Single males and White Bird ClinicWalk in females services 4