Concord Plans 'Mobile Dignity Center' To Tackle Homelessness

CONCORD, CA — The Concord City Council has unanimously approved a $1.6 million grant to nonprofit Caminar to launch a two-year Mobile Dignity Center program aimed at reducing homelessness, officials announced Friday.

The Mobile Dignity Center will provide housing navigation, case management, food and clothing distribution, hygiene support, medical care and mental health services to about 300 people over two years, city officials said.

It will operate one day a week at First Christian Church on Willow Pass Road. The program has no preconditions for service.

"This grant represents a significant investment in innovative and compassionate, coordinated care for our most vulnerable residents," Mayor Carlyn Obringer said in a statement.

The initiative is funded through Measure V and the city's general fund. It is a partnership between Caminar, NAMI Contra Costa, Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa, White Pony Express, RotaCare, First Christian Church and the Pleasant Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church. Caminar, which also runs the city's Rapid Rehousing Program, aims to place at least 30 people in housing through the Mobile Dignity Center, and hopes to expand to other sites.

The center is part of Concord's broader Homeless Strategic Plan, under which the city has invested $5 million since 2023 and seen a 45% reduction in unsheltered residents.

More information and real-time data are available at the city's website.

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