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Saturday 3/1: Amah Mutsun History and Native Stewardship with Chairman Valentin Lopez
Felton Branch Library, 6121 Gushee St, Felton
Actors’ Theatre
Listed under: Art, Culture & Media
How the California mental health crisis emerged out of the state’s history of deinstitutionalization and laws designed to protect the mentally ill, as well as the communities around them.
For the food-insecure community in Santa Cruz County, Second Harvest Food Bank feeds the need.
By channeling funds to a number of nonprofits working on various issues in a given region, community foundations help solve big problems throughout California.
Experts see these organizations as the most effective at fighting homelessness.
As the population of unhoused individuals and families in Santa Cruz has exploded, officials from the City of Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz County tackle the issue.
The links between homelessness and crime are complex, and the idea that unhoused individuals present a danger to their community seems to be exaggerated.
From CalMatters...
From Lookout Local...
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From The Pajaronian...
The number of people who died while homeless this year saw a sizable decline from last year, when Santa Cruz County honored 121 people at its annual Homeless Memorial.
From Santa Cruz Local...
A state-mandated Santa Cruz County court program started this month to connect services to some people with serious mental illnesses.
The Watsonville City Council on September 24 expressed frustration at a new planned tiny village community for homeless people slated for the parking lot of Westview Presbyterian Church at 118 First St.
While outreach and public health are supposed to guide how authorities deal with homeless camps, unhoused residents and their advocates have said the rules are enforced unevenly and arbitrarily throughout Santa Cruz County.
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