By GERARDO ZAVALA | [email protected] | January 6, 2022 at 4:30 a.m. The East Beamer Way campus project that started in 2020 to offer a range of housing and services for people experiencing homelessness will receive additional funds to address new costs relating to...

By SARAH DOWLING | [email protected] | Woodland Daily Democrat November 6, 2021 at 3:26 a.m.   An effort to bring dozens of permanent supportive housing units to the growing East Beamer Way campus took another step forward this week. The move came during Tuesday’s Woodland City Council...

It’s estimated that there are 29.4 Yolo County residents who are dealing with homelessness for every 10,000 residents countywide. In Woodland, that number is higher — 39.4 homeless residents for every 10,000, according to the most recent count, which was...

Phase 1 of East Beamer Way Project Opens FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Scott Thurmond, Executive Director, Friends of the Mission 916-416-0901  |  [email protected] WOODLAND – A collaboration of nonprofits, government agencies and health care providers have worked together to complete Phase 1 of a...

By WOODLAND DAILY DEMOCRAT | PUBLISHED: February 19, 2021 at 1:35 p.m. | UPDATED: February 20, 2021 at 11:37 a.m.   In response to the current coronavirus pandemic crisis, the Yolo Community Foundation is preparing to host a five-week series of discussions focused on major community needs. The...

By CARLOS GUERRERO | [email protected] and SARAH DOWLING | [email protected] | February 20, 2021 at 10:04 p.m.   All of the clients at the new single-story homeless shelter located at 1901 E. Beamer St. in Woodland are back after a coronavirus outbreak caused a temporary closure earlier this month. “Fourth and...

By CARLOS GUERRERO | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: January 17, 2021 at 4:30 a.m. | UPDATED: January 20, 2021 at 3:51 p.m.   After a long wait that began construction nearly six months ago and a list of delays dealing with property transfers, the brand new 6,500-square-foot, single-story homeless shelter...

By JIM SMITH | [email protected] | Woodland Daily Democrat December 23, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.   If all goes well, then the first of dozens of Woodland’s homeless residents will be moving into the new East Beamer Street shelter during coming weeks, making for a belated...

By JIM SMITH | [email protected] | Woodland Daily Democrat PUBLISHED: December 16, 2020 at 12:06 p.m. | UPDATED: December 16, 2020 at 3:31 p.m.   The housing is in place as is a mobile kitchen, restrooms and laundry. Now, all that’s needed is power and furnishing for a one-stop...

By CARLOS GUERRERO | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: November 11, 2020 at 11:42 a.m. | UPDATED: November 11, 2020 at 11:46 a.m.   The Woodland Police Department continued its Community Safety Conversations featuring Police Chief Derrek Kaff, where he, alongside a panel, listened and answered questions from viewers about homelessness. Held...