At the meeting on January 25, 2021, the Commission on Human Rights of Sonoma County called for the county authorities to respect the rights of people experiencing homelessness and to take steps to resolve the crisis throughout the County. It published a new resolution updating the resolution previously published in 2018. Read the news article […]
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February 24, 2021 Allocation Recommendations Summary
To: Sonoma County Continuum of Care Membership and BoardFrom: Gerry La Londe-BergDate: February 22, 2021 Attached you will find the latest spreadsheet I did in preparation for the February 24 Continuum of Care (CoC) Board meeting. All of this is derived from the packet the CDC staff prepared. The master sheet contains all of the data which […]
Santa Rosa City Council Creeps Closer to Safe Parking Lots in Every District
By Adrienne Lauby, February 12, 2021 Homeless people and Homeless Action! showed up on Tuesday, February 9 for this week’s Santa Rosa City Council meeting discussion on Homelessness. And so did many of our allies. There was incredible truth and eloquence for over an hour and a half in public comment! For those of you […]
Homelessness Cost Estimates During COVID-19
Information collected by Gerry La Londe-Berg*. Members of Homeless Action! are keen to stay abreast of local, state, and national homelessness policy issues. This is a collection of our effort. Introduction What are Non-Congregate Sites? “Non-congregate sites, often referred to as NCS, offer temporary shelter to individuals who have not been diagnosed with coronavirus, but […]
Welcoming Home is Coming to Sonoma County!
By Marsha Roberts, Co-Founder of Welcoming Home Welcoming Home is a non-profit organization based in Marin County. They are expanding to Sonoma County in January 2021. It fully furnishes and outfits the homes of formerly homeless families. The families in need are referred by local social service agencies. Welcoming Home provides new mattresses, beds and […]
Access in Sonoma County
Republished by permission of author Gerry La Londe-Berg* from his website Who Cares and So What. I received this question about ACCESS Sonoma in the context of the buying of local hotels for the most frail individuals who are homeless (see below). The article says that the Azura homeless residents will have access to something […]