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Alan Villatuya

Departmental Communications Officer
County of Santa Cruz - Human Services Department
Housing for Health

phone: 831-946-9009

email: Alan.Villatuya@santacruzcountyca.gov

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Public Review: Housing-Focused Outreach Manual & Complaint and Grievance Policy

PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: Monday, August 31 to Monday, September 14

Housing for Health (H4H) is continuing to strengthen and clarify policies, procedures, and guidance for the Housing for Health Partnership (H4HP) System of Care. As part of this work, H4H Division staff are developing new and updated materials to promote consistent, effective, and person-centered practices across the system. Input from partners, providers, people with lived experience, and other stakeholders is an important part of this process.

Public Review: Housing-Focused Outreach Manual & Complaint and Grievance Policy
 
Watsonville ‘tiny village’ unveiled as officials prepare to welcome clients by end of year ⮺

In anticipation of opening up to clients before the end of the year, public officials and service providers on Friday hosted a media tour of a new homeless shelter in Watsonville that has been years in the making. The Watsonville Low Barrier Navigation Center, known in shorthand as the “tiny village,” was unveiled to a handful of reporters who toured the facility at 118 1st St. in Watsonville alongside project leaders from public and private sectors.

Watsonville ‘tiny village’ unveiled as officials prepare to welcome clients by end of year ⮺
 
Santa Cruz reports 20.4% drop in homelessness (KSBW Interview) ⮺

Santa Cruz County is reporting a 20.4% decline in homelessness based on preliminary data from the point-in-time count conducted in January, with final numbers expected in December. This has been a problem area for the county, with many homeless encampments springing up along the Pajaro River levee, and efforts to remove them are ongoing.

Santa Cruz reports 20.4% drop in homelessness (KSBW Interview) ⮺
 
County’s homeless population drops to lowest numbers since count began, PIT count shows (The Pajaronian) ⮺

The most recent PIT count shows that the numbers of Santa Cruz County residents experiencing homelessness dropped 20% from those of last year to the lowest number in the count’s history. Volunteers on Jan. 30 counted 1,473 homeless people in the annual Point in Time (PIT) count, whose results were released Thursday by the Santa Cruz County Housing for Health Partnership (H4HP).

County’s homeless population drops to lowest numbers since count began, PIT count shows (The Pajaronian) ⮺
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