Housing Matters

22 hours ago

We are THRILLED to announce we have received a $2.5 million grant from our partners at the Central California Alliance for Health. 🥳🥳

This generous grant will directly support the creation of our newest project, a 120 unit permanent supportive housing building right here on our campus! This building will be a PERMANENT HOME to 120 people experiencing chronic homelessness in our community (psst check out yesterday’s post to learn more about chronic homelessness!).

To learn more about this exciting grant and the programs it will support check out the press release below: ... See MoreSee Less

Housing Matters

2 days ago

Let’s talk about chronic homelessness…

Chronic homelessness is used to describe an individual who has experienced homelessness for more than a year AND struggles with a disabling condition.

According to the 2019 Point in Time Count estimate, roughly 403 of our neighbors in Santa Cruz are experiencing chronic homelessness.

Learn more about causes of chronic homelessness and the solutions below: ... See MoreSee Less

Housing Matters

4 days ago

The National Alliance to End Homelessness recently published a report assessing care providers most pressing needs and identifying trends in homelessness as a result of the pandemic.

These reports give us a new perspective on how communities across the country have pivoted and worked through the pandemic to continue serving people experiencing homelessness.

Take a look below! ... See MoreSee Less