At least 1,150 people housed through historic housing program since launch in 2012 It started as a Countywide initiative to house 180 people
By-Name List of veterans reveals just 52 unhoused vets in 2022 compared to 332 in the latest PIT count
Oceana Inn served as an emergency shelter for more than two years, sheltering hundreds of seniors and others experiencing homelessness during the worst of the
A future in which doctors prescribe housing as a treatment for chronic homelessness may be difficult for some to imagine. But as more communities —
When you think of people experiencing homelessness, mothers probably aren’t the first to come to mind. Yet, they exist. Mothers experiencing homelessness illuminate one of
Jana Rinaldi is a landlord in Santa Cruz County. She shared what it’s like working with Housing Matters as a landlord and why she now prioritizes Housing Matters participants as her tenants. She hopes this perspective will encourage other landlords to consider renting to families and individuals experiencing homelessness.
Dignity Health and Housing Matters recently announced that Dignity Health is awarding a $1M Homeless Health Initiative grant to Housing Matters to build Harvey West Studios, 120 units of affordable housing for those with a history of chronic homelessness.
Housing Matters Board President Cecilia Espinola shares her perspective on the past fiscal year in our 2021 Annual Report: It has been a year of
We did it! Thanks to our donors’ generous support, we raised $9.3 Million through our Building with Purpose campaign to build permanent supportive housing right
Housing Matters is the largest nonprofit in Santa Cruz County working exclusively on the issue of homelessness. We connect unhoused community members with housing. While