Santa Rosa considering homeless services on city properties

Originally published in the Press Democrat on Democrat 17, 2016 By Kevin McCallum. Santa Rosa is trying to make it easier for churches and other private groups to use their properties to shelter the homeless. But the city, which declared a homeless emergency in August, has yet to offer up…

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United for community by BLAKE BUSICK

Originally published in the Press Democrat in  the letter to the editor on December 16, 2016. We know that we are not alone in our concern for how homelessness is impacting our community at-large. We are grateful for our neighbors and friends who care so deeply about the most vulnerable…

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Church’s proposed homeless encampment stirs passions in Santa Rosa

Originally published in the Press Democrat on December 10, 2016 By Kevin McCallum. On Tuesday nights, members of the First United Methodist Church break bread with more than 100 people, most of whom are homeless. At an event called Spirit Café, they share a meal in Fellowship Hall on the…

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There are 29,537 homeless kids in Arizona public schools

Originally published on the Arizona Republic on September 4, 2016 By Michael Hughes. My Turn: Child homelessness is a growing problem. Here’s what we’re doing to stop it. They are called the hidden homeless. Young outcasts who, through no fault of their own, have entered a world of motels, doubled-up quarters…

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