While an executive summary provided a preview of the data last August, the full report — which includes voluntary survey data compiled as part of the federally-mandated census — paints a more complete picture of the people experiencing homelessness in Santa Cruz County.
The 2020 Homeless Memorial was held on December 18, 2020. 77 people experiencing homelessness passed away in 2020, up from 58 in 2019.
The history of homelessness in the United States is complex, not surprisingly. Understanding what led us to today can be a powerful tool for informing how we…
We’re getting lots of questions about how the global coronavirus pandemic is affecting the homeless population in Santa Cruz County and across the nation.
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.
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.
For the past year the USICH has been researching, learning and gathering consensus on approaches to homelessness. The results are all in their new action plan: Home, Together.
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