solutions to homelessness Archives - Santa Cruz Local

Podcast: How homeless services money is spent in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2023-08-04T07:58:59-07:00August 2, 2023|Tags: homeless service money, homelessness, housing, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County, solutions to homelessness|

Key takeaways from our three-part investigation

Is homeless services spending effective in Santa Cruz County?

By Stephen Baxter|2023-05-12T14:24:14-07:00May 5, 2023|Tags: homeless service money, homelessness, solutions to homelessness|

Part 3 of 3: Residents and leaders describe a need for housing

Money sources, constraints and problems with homeless services spending in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2023-05-12T14:27:45-07:00May 5, 2023|Tags: homeless service money, homelessness, solutions to homelessness|

Part 2 of 3: How homeless services money was spent from 2019 to 2021

How homeless services money has been spent in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter, Kara Meyberg Guzman and Natalya Dreszer|2023-05-12T14:33:42-07:00May 5, 2023|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, homeless service money, homelessness, Santa Cruz County, solutions to homelessness|

From shelters to rent help, 14 categories traced from 2019 to 2021

Vouchers help house hundreds in Santa Cruz County, but high demand remains

By Karyn Cortani|2023-03-21T15:25:04-07:00March 10, 2023|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, homelessness, housing, Housing Choice voucher, solutions to homelessness|

Alternative programs, tips shared to help find homes

Podcast: How Santa Cruz County could solve chronic homelessness

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:49:42-07:00December 17, 2021|Tags: Bakersfield, Built for Zero, California Veterans Assistance Foundation, chronic homelessness, chronically homeless, City of Santa Cruz, Don Lane, emergency support, homeless camp Santa Cruz, Homeless Services Center, homeless youth, homelessness, housing, housing authority, Housing Choice voucher, Housing Matters, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Kern County, landlord, landlords, permanent housing, Phil Kramer, rental assistance, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County, security, solutions to homelessness, subletting, tenants, unhoused, urban development|

Lessons from Kern County’s success

Podcast: Homeless and formerly homeless residents discuss solutions in Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:49:55-07:00November 19, 2021|Tags: homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Kara Meyberg Guzman, solutions to homelessness|

Santa Cruz Local's Solutions to Homelessness series

Incentives help landlords rent to Santa Cruz County’s homeless

By Mallory Pickett|2021-11-05T22:21:12-07:00November 2, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, homelessness, housing, housing choice, solutions, solutions to homelessness|

Homelessness series: Landlords’ questions answered about housing vouchers

Homelessness survey reveals some common ground in Santa Cruz County

By Natalya Dreszer|2021-11-05T22:20:34-07:00October 8, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, homeless, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Natalya Dreszer, solutions to homelessness|

Survey highlights needs, questions, barriers