She waited four years for affordable housing — and a new lease on life
Annette Rodrigo’s story shows how a network of shelters, case managers and housing providers can eventually come together to move some of the thousands of people... Read more.
Dignity on Wheels brings showers, laundry and trust to San Jose streets
Project WeHOPE’s ‘Dignity on Wheels’ teams drive specialized trailers with mobile shower and laundry units to locations across the South Bay to provide a critical... Read more.
Coronavirus and winter make it harder to solve Santa Cruz’s homelessness problems
Santa Cruz, a beach town that promotes a legacy of tolerance — “Keep Santa Cruz Weird” is the slogan on T-shirts — hasn’t been able to solve a persistent... Read more.
In a pandemic, reaching San Jose’s homeless is a matter of trust
Cynicism comes easily to those living in Jurassic Park, a homeless encampment in San Jose. As COVID-19 struck the city, a case manager for a local nonprofit knew... Read more.