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Winter Wonderland 2024/25
It's almost that time of year! Winter Wonderland is coming back to Downtown San Jose on November 29th and runs until January 1st, 2025. This year there will be quite a few changes based on feedbac...
Fistula Foundation
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A nonprofit organization founded in 2013, Community Seva serves meals to anyone in need. With 2,000-plus volunteers, the group has provided more than 80,000 meals and 5,000 care bags, including hygiene items, to the homeless.
From CalMatters...
It’s Hard to Vote in California When You’re Homeless. Why It Matters When Their Voices Are Silenced
Homeless Californians face many barriers to casting a ballot, even in elections that affect their lives. Some counties and nonprofits are trying to boost turnout.
How Much Would It Cost to End Homelessness in California? Try More Than $100 Billion
Multiple state agencies spent nearly $24 billion on housing and homeless programs in the first five years of Gavin Newsom’s governorship, but the number of people without homes continued to grow, rising by 20% to more than 180,000 in the most recent federal count in 2023.
A troubled San Jose modular housing project for homeless residents has hit another snag.The opening of a temporary housing site on Branham Lane has been delayed over difficulties ensuring the homes are structurally safe. The project was supposed to …
Santa Clara County has made strides to house homeless veterans, but the work isn't over.The county reached a milestone of "functional zero" among homeless veterans in 2020, where the number of veterans getting housed exceeded the number falling into …
San Jose and Santa Clara County are set to receive tens of millions of dollars for homelessness prevention and housing.Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the latest round of funding last week, totaling $827 million across more than 100 communities, from …
When Gary Diaz was homeless, all he could think about was how he was going to make it to the next day. Now that he’s staying at a temporary housing program at Tully Inn, he’s been able to get his …
Alma stared at her phone, rattled. She had just received a text from her case manager on Sept. 30 that she'd been evicted from the Sunnyvale homeless shelter while on the way back from work. With nowhere to go, she …
A newly renovated hotel in downtown San Jose has reopened its doors to house homeless residents.The 72-room Pacific Motor Inn has already welcomed dozens of residents, and by next week it will be full. The hotel, operated by nonprofit …
Santa Clara County's largest water district is weighing how to address the hundreds of homeless people living along local waterways — including potential penalties for those camped on district land.Valley Water officials on Friday hosted the Unhoused People and …
Santa Clara County and its cities will have a new revenue stream next month to help people at risk of becoming homeless.Gov. Gavin Newsom in September launched Project Homekey+, which sets aside $2.2 billion to house homeless veterans and …
Homeless deaths in Santa Clara County are down so far this year despite an opioid crisis and thousands of people living on the streets.There have been 159 deaths as of Oct. 6, compared to 169 deaths during the same …
The state plans to give San Jose $4.8 million to help clear encampments and provide support to unhoused residents. But it's a mere drop in the bucket compared to what the city needs to tackle homelessness.Gov. Gavin Newsom doled …
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