The Anchor

The Anchor is a crisis stabilization housing complex owned by the City of Lake Elsinore, serving chronic homeless individuals from Lake Elsinore. The Anchor has 16 separate units and can house up to 20 individuals.

Housing Eligibility

The Anchor offers a 90-day crisis stabilization program. It is not an emergency or shelter housing operation. Rather, it is a resting place for those who are chronically homeless to work toward the acceptance of help and recovery. The Anchor and its related on-site supportive services has been funded by the Homeless Emergency Aid Program and Project Homekey. As such, each homeless individual is carefully selected, assessed, and placed strategically into the complex based the following eligibility requirements:

• Chronically homeless, i.e. individuals must be homeless living on the streets for at least one year or more, or had three or more episodes of homelessness that were equivalent to one year.
• Identified as literally homeless (living in a place not meant for habitation) by Law Enforcement or Code Enforcement.
• Must be known to reside on the streets of Lake Elsinore, Wildomar and surrounding unincorporated District 1 areas.
• A working history of outreach and/or case management for at least six months.

For more information about The Anchor and/or those eligible for housing, please contact City Net at (951) 390-3567. All callers should leave a voicemail if there is no answer and someone will return your call within 24 hours (if during business hours).

Walk-ins or drop-offs will not be accepted and will be turned away at the facility entrance. Please call ahead at the number provided to determine eligibility and admission prior to visiting the facility.