Santa Clara County Shelter Beds Increase as Temperatures Fall
Homeless shelters will make more beds available through Friday because of the frigid weather, local housing officials said. Santa Clara County’s Office of Supportive Housing can expand its shelter...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Are We Serious About Ending Homelessness—or Pushing Out Homeless People?
On Monday, Boccardo Reception Center—aka Little Orchard, or “Little Torture,” as many unhoused folks call it—ceased operations as San Jose’s largest emergency shelter. That means San Jose, a city with...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Homeless People Should be Housed, Not Warehoused
I am writing in response to yesterday’s op-ed titled Are We Serious About Ending Homelessness—or Pushing Out Homeless People? by Shaunn Cartwright. First let me say that we, at HomeFirst Services of...
View ArticleCounty Warns of Covid Surge in Congregate Care Settings
With recent Covid-19 outbreaks at local juvenile detention facilities and a homeless shelter—and the number of cases surging at nursing homes—Santa Clara County officials are again imploring residents...
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