NEW WOODLAND HOMELESS SHELTER UP AND RUNNING

NEW WOODLAND HOMELESS SHELTER UP AND RUNNING

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...

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EAST BEAMER STREET HOUSING OPENING TO HOMELESS: New Year’s move-in scheduled for Woodland facility

EAST BEAMER STREET HOUSING OPENING TO HOMELESS: New Year’s move-in scheduled for Woodland facility

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...

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WOODLAND’S HOMELESS HOUSING PROJECT TO OPEN BY YEAR-END

WOODLAND’S HOMELESS HOUSING PROJECT TO OPEN BY YEAR-END

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...

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STREET MEDICINE & PROJECT ROOM KEY

STREET MEDICINE & PROJECT ROOM KEY

Project Room Key began on March 17, 2020, in an effort to house and protect individuals experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 crisis. The State of California funded county initiatives to launch Project Room Key with the objective of protecting...

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COVID CAN’T STOP HOPE

COVID CAN’T STOP HOPE

Dear Friend of Fourth & Hope, What a year we, and you, have had. We are still here giving hope in this time that has been stressful, sad, and chaotic. I know that the ability to uphold Fourth & Hope’s commitment...

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“FOURTH & HOPE OFFERS SO MUCH” CANDACE’S STORY

“FOURTH & HOPE OFFERS SO MUCH” CANDACE’S STORY

For more than 10 years Candace lived on and around the streets of Woodland. She was sinking deeper into the hard world of mental illness and drugs. However, during this time there was one constant in her life –...

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WOODLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT LEADS COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON HOMELESSNESS

WOODLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT LEADS COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON HOMELESSNESS

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...

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THE START OF SOMETHING GOOD: THE FIRST EMPTY BOWLS

THE START OF SOMETHING GOOD: THE FIRST EMPTY BOWLS

Indeed, it was the start of something good 14 years ago on October 19, 2006! On that date, the new emergency shelter on Fourth Street had been completed. Before officially opening for guests, the first Empty Bowls fundraiser was...

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