Outreach Services
We offer resource referrals and shelter placement in coordination with existing services. In addition, TaskForce provides transportation to shelters, housing programs, detox facilities, hospitals, and crisis centers.
New! Pre-registration
We are pleased to offer a pre-registration tool to request shelter in Broward County. This tool is currently for adult individuals only.
After you pre-register, we will use the contact information you provide to update you when shelter availability is expected to be available to you. You may also visit us our daily assessment locations to check on the status of shelter availability and receive referrals to other resources any day of the week.
We are unable to guarantee that shelter will be available to every person who registers and we are unable to estimate the length of time for waiting.
About
TaskForce for Ending Homelessness operates programs that provide outreach services to the people experiencing homelessness and/or fleeting domestic violence in Broward County. We offer referrals and placement in coordination with a variety of service providers. In addition, TaskForce provides transportation to shelters, housing programs, detox facilities, hospitals, and crisis centers.
Outreach teams, often accompanied by a local trained police officer, operate out of vehicles throughout Broward County. We provide our services at feeding sites, parks, bus shelters, encampments and other places not meant for human habitation.
Through a PATH grant funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), TaskForce works with clients who have severe mental health challenges, including those with co-occuring substance use.
Outreach specialists establish contact with individuals and families to inform them of social services available in the community and encourage them to access those services. In addition to fixed regular locations where people can meet the outreach team to get help, teams repeatedly visit encampments and places where people congregate. We also respond to individual outreach requests we receive on a regular basis and are proud of our rapid response time.
Most importantly, through advocacy and outreach, TaskForce for Ending Homelessness gets people off the street and into housing and shelter. TaskForce has feet on the ground seven days per week, 365 days a year. Our access points are open daily.
Coordinated Access Locations
The TaskForce Outreach Coordinated Access and Assessment locations occur daily. At these locations TaskForce Outreach Specialists conduct interviews, assessments and referral services for the Coordinated Entry and Assessment system in Broward County. Information about accessing emergency shelter for single individuals can also be obtained at these locations.
