Curious about all things homelessness in California? CalMatters has compiled a comprehensive look at all facets of the issue.
Read the 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, produced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The 2019 Homeless Memorial was held on December 18, 2019. 58 people experiencing homelessness passed away in 2019. See news coverage and information about this year’s memorial.
From Santa Cruz Sentinel: As Executive Director at Housing Matters, I walk through Coral Street every morning after parking off site. And every morning, I am filled…
After 33 years of service as Homeless Services Center, now we are proud to serve this community with the name Housing Matters. Housing is how we’ll resolve…
Nearly 200,000 showers have been provided to people experiencing homelessness since the Homeless Services Center facility opened in 2006. Homeless Services Center (HSC), a leader…
Every two years, Santa Cruz County, along with communities across the country, conducts a survey to estimate the number of individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness.
From Santa Cruz Sentinel: Qualifying as one of Santa Cruz County’s most vulnerable people experiencing “chronic homelessness,” Tony Canepa ranks as one of more than 800 who have…
“Housing Matters operates shelter as a pathway to housing; that is, working with all shelter program participants on individualized housing plans…”