Homelessness

The Chico ad hoc committee on homelessness held its second meeting this week. It's been hearing presentations from service providers in the area, and determining topics it'll discuss at future meetings.

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At its first meeting, Chico’s new ad hoc homelessness committee heard from behavioral health and the nonprofit that runs the city's micro shelter site about what’s working — and what isn’t.

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True North Housing Alliance has been working to expand its services over the last two years. Its next project is a one-stop-shop to aid and help prevent homelessness.

At a second vigil for Athena Passidakis, the Redding community mourns the loss of the 21-year-old murder-suicide victim. Also, what’s at stake? That’s the question being discussed by a panel of Chico State faculty members on immigration, civil liberties and grassroots action, and the California State Park Pass program is now available at many public library branches through Dec. 31.

The group recently ended its overnight winter shelter for the season, but will still be active in the lead-up to summer when it operates as a cooling center. The nonprofit is focusing on case management, and new day classes to help build life skills.

Samuel Ayer Park in Red Bluff has been a designated homeless campsite for nearly three years. It will soon be closed to unsheltered residents camping there, leaving many with few options for safe places to stay.

It’s National Brain Injury Awareness Month. A group in Chico says brain injuries impact more people than you might think. Also, Chico State will host a two-day symposium dedicated to making communities more resilient and adaptive to wildfires, and the Red Bluff campsite for the unhoused will close soon.