The first step to finding community solutions for homelessness is education. Learn about homelessness in Santa Cruz County, read success stories of clients we’ve served, and dive into some national resources on understanding homelessness. As is often the case, there’s more than meets the eye.
You have lots to offer your community, wherever you may be these days. Share some joy out into the world, and brighten someone’s day! Who doesn’t like to receive fun mail, especially when times feel tough?
We have hundreds of clients without a home who receive their mail through our mailroom. Give the gift of connection and community to a person weathering this crisis without a home.
Thanks to the generous and swift support of our community, Housing Matters has been able to respond quickly and definitively to the coronavirus pandemic.
Here’s a recap of some of the actions we were able to take in the first month of the crisis.
A benefit for Housing Matters, in lieu of the April 16 live event.
We’re here with a heaping spoonful of all the fixins for a fun night at home. Turn up the beats, learn some new kitchen skills, and try out a new recipe or three.
Housing Matters announced today that they recently purchased ten shelters from Washington State-based company Pallet, to expand distancing between residents of the Paul Lee Loft — one of Housing Matters’ four shelters.
Pallet shelters are durable, portable, free-standing shelters, with designs to sleep from one to six individuals. The ten units were delivered and set up on April 14.
The non-profit’s crisis response is paving the way for long-term growth, with the support of the community
Housing Matters announced last week the launch of their new COVID-19 Response Fund. They are asking the Santa Cruz County community to support the non-profit as it responds to the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the local homeless population. The new fund has a goal of raising $250,000; $220,000 has already been raised, as of April 1.
Updated April 1, 2020 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. Beyond that, we’re hearing a lot of questions about our local response: what is happening in our county, both at the government level and with local non-profits? […]
Updated March 18, 2020
The health of our community — our clients, residents, staff, volunteers, and the community at large — is of the utmost importance to Housing Matters. As such, we are taking preventative measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and we are working on detailed plans to do everything we can to support the safety and wellbeing of our entire community.
We know that part of supporting our community means keeping you updated on our response to the pandemic and how the shelter in place mandate is affecting our operations.
Housing Matters and New Way Homes, an organization funding new approaches to developing affordable housing, announced on March 16 that they are submitting a proposal to build up to 121 units of permanent supportive housing within the Housing Matters campus. Click through for a link to our April 2 webinar, and to see the press release about the proposed project.
As you likely expect, we have made the difficult decision to officially cancel this year’s Soupline event. Ticket options If you purchased tickets to Soupline, you have a couple of options: Request a refund. We are happy to give you a full refund. Simply send an email to cblom@housingmatterssc.org, and we’ll get it processed right […]