coachella valley services

In 2005, homeless services were identified as a significant community need by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments. Since that time, we have partnered with JFS of the Desert to serve homeless individuals in the Coachella Valley We don't just give people a hand out, instead, we help them get back on their feet. By offering transitional housing, case management services, job placement assistance, daily living skills, budgeting instruction, housing placement assistance, and much more, we've helped thousands of individuals and families get off the streets and back to living self-sufficient, successful lives.

Programs and Services

Desert Horizons SOS - Desert Horizons is a transitional housing program in Riverside County that places single, homeless individuals directly from the streets and emergency shelters into transitional housing units. Our staff provides crucial supportive services to help transition individuals into permanent housing.

Roy's Desert Resource Center - Roy’s Desert Resource Center, named in honor of the late County Supervisor, Roy Wilson, is the first comprehensive homeless center built in the Western Coachella Valley. Located in Palm Springs, the center offers shelter and numerous supportive services to ninety homeless individuals each night. Desert SOS staff members assist clients in regaining their stability in the community, as well as securing safe and affordable housing. This regional effort has been spearheaded by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments’ (CVAG) Homelessness Committee. It is the Committee’s first goal in its Strategic Plan to End Homelessness. To date, funding has been provided by the County of Riverside, the Federal Government through a grant sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein’s office; the Coachella Valley cities of Cathedral City, Indian Wells, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, and Rancho Mirage; as well as, Desert Health Care District, Wells Fargo Foundation, Riverside County Transportation Commission’s Job Access and Reverse Commute Program.