Homeless Court Pop-Up Resource Fairs

Click here for date and location information on the next HCP Resource Fair

What HCP can do at a Pop-up Fair:

Address outstanding warrants – this is always at the discretion of the prosecutor and/or the judge, but we will make every effort to either recall the warrant on site for a future appearance or at the very least schedule the person for appearance in court. Client need not worry about arrest at a Pop-up Fair.
Address DMV Driver’s License Holds – we are able to remove DMV holds ONLY IF THE PERSON BRINGS THEIR OFFICIAL DMV PRINTOUT. This is NOT a parking/registration hold, only license holds for failures to appear in traffic court.

What HCP cannot do at a Pop-up Fair:

Address parking tickets/vehicle registration holds – all parking ticket relief is through an official Homeless Court Provider Graduation Referral. Once a person begins working with a provider, the provider can reach out to request assistance with a vehicle registration hold or towed vehicle.
Dismiss outstanding fines and fees on misdemeanor / traffic / parking cases – all requests for satisfying fines or dismissing cases MUST be through formal referral by an approved Homeless Court Provider.
DUI Classes – all restricted licenses as a result of a DUI must be resolved with the DMV or at a courthouse.

Lastly, “Referral” does not mean that the client is sent to the fair with a letter. 😊 The list of approved Homeless Court Providers is here: http://bit.ly/sdhcp. If you need additional information on how to do a formal “Homeless Court Graduation Referral”, please reach out to me or sandiego@homelesscourtprogram.org.

IF YOU HAVE CLIENTS WHO NEED HOMELESS COURT ASSSITANCE FOR WARRANTS, PLEASE HAVE THEM COME EARLY IF THEY EXPECT TO HAVE THEIR WARRANT LIFTED AND RESCHEDULED FOR COURT. BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE REQUESTS, WE MAY HAVE TO CUT OFF INTAKE.

In 2021, in the height of COVID, the Public Defender, District Attorney, City Attorney, Superior Court, and Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities came together to create a resource fair for the un-housed in our community. These pop-up style resource fairs rotate monthly, usually on the third Friday of the month, to different areas throughout the County of San Diego, providing resources and relief to those who need it most.

The resources vary from substance-use rehab programs, to Child Support Services, to the County Assessor for birth certificates, to the DMV, to the Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities Live Well benefits bus, to the League of Women Voters, and SO much more!

Homeless Court, and its justice partners, are there to make sure that someone who wants to access those resources and benefits can clear any barrier that would prevent them from doing so. Such barriers could be an outstanding warrant, or a hold on their license or registration through the DMV. Through the use of remote technology available in a post-COVID world, Homeless Court can remove those barriers ON SITE, allowing the participant to engage in whatever services are offered at the event.

If the participant has other outstanding fines and fees from the court, they can continue to participate with one of the approved Homeless Court Providers on the list (http://bit.ly/sdhcp) and all other eligible cases and fines and fees can be resolved through the Homeless Court Monthly Session.