"We try to point [the unhoused] in the right direction so that they can get some help," Downtown Stockton Alliance Executive Director Michael Huber said.
Huber says the program is a non-law enforcement initiative, with 80% of the job working with the unhoused and connecting them with resources, while the rest of the day consists of helping the community with whatever they need, like providing safety escorts or even jump-starting your car.
"For safety, they carry a pepper spray if they do have to go into the encampments because sometimes they deal with behavioral health issues," Huber continued. "That's why we started using the vest because it was a lot less cumbersome than a belt and a bag."
While some online say their attire looks intimidating, people who have worked with them personally say otherwise.
"They wear the vest, they have regular pants and stuff, and they don't look like police," Samantha Ramirez added. "They look just right to be like that."
"We get to meet a lot of businesses and build relationships with the businesses, aside from helping the homeless people," community ambassador Raheem Brown explained. "One of the big things that I really love about the program is the churches that come in, donate the food and the showers and wash their clothes up and stuff like that to make them feel better to want to go do better."
The community ambassadors are available every day for 22 hours.
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