In the predawn chill Thursday morning, over 100 volunteers spread across Santa Cruz County for the annual homelessness ...

The effort aims to collect data on those living on the streets or in shelters so providers can gauge which demographic groups ...

Over 200 volunteers in Santa Cruz County join a nationwide effort to count individuals and families experiencing homelessness, using an app to collect data for federal funding and local policy ...

Santa Cruz County is bucking national trends, significantly reducing homelessness through sustained investment, coordination and compassion, writes Mer Stafford, the chair of the Coalition to End ...

Clearing the Coral Street encampment days before the point-in-time count won’t house anyone — it just hides the problem, writes Food Not Bombs founder Keith McHenry. By scattering unhoused people out ...

Roxanne Wislon coordinates partnerships across governmental and nonprofit sectors by overseeing strategic initiatives ...

Wednesday morning, Santa Cruz police officers, community service officers and staff from the city’s Homeless Outreach Team ...

Until he reached third grade, Nate Hammer hardly knew what a stable household looked like. “It’s kind of just the situation life handed to me,” said the 18-year-old senior at Taos High School, noting ...

Mental Health Client Action Network in Santa Cruz shuttered after years of financial issues and staff turnover.

As Gov. Gavin Newsom pressures local governments to regulate homeless encampments, many cities, counties fall short of ...

Thousands of people amassed in the streets of downtown Santa Cruz on Monday morning for the annual People’s March for the ...