Homelessness is rampant in Santa Cruz County. With the current recession, about 2,260 people—1 percent of the total population—are currently homeless, says the 2009 Santa Cruz County Homeless Census and Survey.
Homelessness is rampant in Santa Cruz County. With the current recession, about 2,260 people—1 percent of the total population—are currently homeless, says the 2009 Santa Cruz County Homeless Census and Survey. And with charities taking some of the biggest hits under the new state budget, that number could very well grow.
Enter the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It has just awarded three local groups a total of $4 million to help get the homeless into permanent housing, or to keep them there when things get rough. The Community Action Board and the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency received $1.2 million each, while Families in Transition received $1.6 million. The grants are part of a nationwide project in which $1.5 billion was distributed to over 100 communities to help them tackle homelessness. It accounts for almost 10 percent of the $42.7 million allotted to California. Read More at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
