Community leaders, service providers and advocates gathering for the Guam Homeless Coalition’s 4th Annual Housing and Homelessness Summit at the University of Guam today. In one panel discussion, Judiciary of Guam probation supervisor John Ulloa shared the challenges faced with re-entry. 

He says the Guam Adult Re-Entry Court Program helps clients bridge the gap by helping them get their documents. But with no transitional housing available, there's still more work to be done.

"Prior to getting out, our case managers go and interviews these individuals. A lot of what we’re learning is they don’t have birth certificates, they don’t have Ids," he explained. "So coming out, they lack all that and they can’t even get a job. So the first process is getting them situated to get IDs. They don’t have drivers licenses, they don’t have a place to stay. So those are the challenges that our clients face, our participants face."

Under this year’s theme “Navigating Homelessness and Services Amid Shifting Policy Currents", the summit explored shifts in federal policy and their effects on Guam’s unhoused population.

The full-day event also hosted informative presentations and interactive breakout sessions– all aimed to end homelessness on Guam.