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If 70 of the 75 beds are used on any given night, the city expands its response by opening additional shelters as needed, he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">“Even though we haven’t met the cold snap protocol, it’s been cold, it’s been wet. And just walking down the street, you can see folks that are alone in a doorway.” \u003ccite>Kelley Cutler\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Still, the thresholds for the current policy are too high, said Kositsky, and the city will look at lowering the requirements — such as the amount of rainfall — to activate its response. 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"content": "\u003cp>Before the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11705243/california-wildfires-what-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most destructive wildfire\u003c/a> tore through Butte County, detailed plans for a tiny home village for the homeless in Chico were met with a mix of indifference, NIMBY-ism and outright rejection from a previous city council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But November’s Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and incinerated some 14,000 area homes, breathed new life into plans for a community of one-room wooden homes to help house some of Butte County’s homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The fire created a whole new reality, it added an urgency for sure,” says Charles Withuhn, a volunteer and board member with the nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://www.chicohousingactionteam.org/\">Chico Housing Action Team\u003c/a> or CHAT. The current city council has given the project the go-ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11723656/camp-fire-survivors-must-leave-their-properties-where-will-they-go\">Some Camp Fire Survivors Must Leave Their Properties. But Where Will They Go?\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11723656/camp-fire-survivors-must-leave-their-properties-where-will-they-go\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/IMG_0893-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The retired contractor and small business owner is showing me around the 2.6 acre future site of what will be called Simplicity Village. The tiny home community is planned to house some of Chico’s homeless — including some from the Camp Fire. It’s across from a lumber yard and just off Highway 99, a local thoroughfare through Chico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are a lot of problems in the world that I can’t fix. \u003cem>I can\u003c/em> put together a little tiny house,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a citizen-led approach that’s being funded almost entirely though private and corporate donations of money, materials and labor. The group estimates initial construction will cost roughly $790,000, with about half of that coming from in-kind donations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re a volunteer army,” says CHAT organizer and board member Bill Kurnizki. “We fundraise by doing musical programs, putting letters out to people and asking for donations. So the windows, the doors, siding, roofing — all donated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tiny home village is not solely for Camp Fire homeless, but CHAT organizers say some of the people made homeless by the blaze will get priority slots. “We want to accommodate Camp Fire victims and maybe one third of the buildings will be set aside for them,” Withuhn says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CHAT organizer Leslie Johnson, a local attorney, notes that many homeless often get some federal subsidies such as Social Security, Supplemental Security Income or disability benefits. Simplicity Village will charge just $200 a month for rent and utilities to cover the village’s operational expenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We just have to look for every kind of opportunity to try to help solve this housing situation,” Johnson says. “People just can’t afford conventional size housing. A lot of people just can’t. But a little tiny house, people can afford to rent that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11727082\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/composite21_custom-668c8db9a3af67e9cf32b5d9a330df2c4445ab44-e1550503414786.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11727082\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/composite21_custom-668c8db9a3af67e9cf32b5d9a330df2c4445ab44-e1550503414786.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"714\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exterior and interior of the tiny homes built for a community called Simplicity Village in Chico. \u003ccite>(Eric Westervelt/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>An ongoing housing crisis\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Camp Fire’s historic destruction worsened an already difficult housing crisis in and around the northern city of Chico. Even before the Camp Fire, Butte County already had some 2,000 homeless \u003ca href=\"http://www.buttehomelesscoc.com/uploads/1/1/7/5/117500423/2017_butte_pit_summary_community_report_-_final.pdf\">according to a 2017 survey\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the fire, local rents have skyrocketed further, homes are selling well-above asking and there are almost no vacant rental properties available. That reality has \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/01/31/690230719/camp-fire-victims-forced-to-find-housing-as-last-shelter-closes\">exacerbated the housing crunch \u003c/a>as some fire refugees start to leave the area and the state altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are other tiny home plans afoot in other parts of California and in other states. But CHAT hopes Simplicity Village becomes something of a model for other cities in the state grappling with widening inequality and the impacts of climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘We may be entering the final phase of human existence and our ability to adapt and continue to live on the planet will depend on imaginative ways to live a smaller carbon footprint. This community will have a fraction of the carbon footprint of the typical urban or suburban setting.’\u003ccite>Charles Withuhn, CHAT volunteer and board member\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“This is as much about sustainability and community as it is about tiny,” Withuhn says. “We may be entering the final phase of human existence and our ability to adapt and continue to live on the planet will depend on imaginative ways to live a smaller carbon footprint,” he believes. “This community will have a fraction of the carbon footprint of the typical urban or suburban setting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CHAT presented a detailed tiny home village proposal some four years ago. But they were met with foot-dragging from the city council at the time and then outright rejection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers believe it took the Camp Fire to finally help get the idea off the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April, they hope to break ground on 33 one-room homes. Most of them will include a small bed, kitchenette and bathroom. The village will also have five larger buildings for community meetings, meals, kitchen, laundry, as well as a workshop area and a security guard house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group is coordinating with county and state agencies to provide on-site mental health and other support services. The group will screen applicants and those accepted will have to live by a community code of conduct that includes no drug or alcohol use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CHAT has signed a letter of intent for an 18-year lease in a three-way agreement with the private landowner and the city of Chico. They’ve hired a civil engineer and are working with city agencies to get water, sewer and electricity permits lined up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This Chico tiny home village, organizers admit, will be just small piece of a much \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/668380458/housing-crisis-concerns-grow-as-camp-fire-continues-to-burn\">bigger housing puzzle\u003c/a> here. Local media are calling for the city of Chico \u003ca href=\"https://www.newsreview.com/chico/time-to-prioritize-temporary-housing/content?oid=27644419\">to do more to accommodate fire evacuees\u003c/a>. CHAT is also calling for more mobile home parks, more affordable, subsidized apartments, more tiny home villages and other creative solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11727049/their-home-survived-the-camp-fire-but-their-insurance-did-not\">Their Home Survived the Camp Fire — But Their Insurance Did Not\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11727049/their-home-survived-the-camp-fire-but-their-insurance-did-not\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/img_5791-c925cc170413e54df350e3e98b62e862a94d2bab-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Organizer Withuhn says it’s not about political ideology. “Politics has nothing to do with this,” he says. “This is about human rights, human dignity, having a community. Are we going to be civilized and pull together as a team when there’s a crisis? Or is it just: guy with the most toys at the end wins, that’s it, who cares?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re saying we’d rather be part of a community,” he says, “that’s pulling together to solve a problem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Copyright 2019 \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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But a little tiny house, people can afford to rent that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11727082\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/composite21_custom-668c8db9a3af67e9cf32b5d9a330df2c4445ab44-e1550503414786.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11727082\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/composite21_custom-668c8db9a3af67e9cf32b5d9a330df2c4445ab44-e1550503414786.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"714\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exterior and interior of the tiny homes built for a community called Simplicity Village in Chico. \u003ccite>(Eric Westervelt/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>An ongoing housing crisis\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Camp Fire’s historic destruction worsened an already difficult housing crisis in and around the northern city of Chico. Even before the Camp Fire, Butte County already had some 2,000 homeless \u003ca href=\"http://www.buttehomelesscoc.com/uploads/1/1/7/5/117500423/2017_butte_pit_summary_community_report_-_final.pdf\">according to a 2017 survey\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the fire, local rents have skyrocketed further, homes are selling well-above asking and there are almost no vacant rental properties available. That reality has \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/01/31/690230719/camp-fire-victims-forced-to-find-housing-as-last-shelter-closes\">exacerbated the housing crunch \u003c/a>as some fire refugees start to leave the area and the state altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are other tiny home plans afoot in other parts of California and in other states. But CHAT hopes Simplicity Village becomes something of a model for other cities in the state grappling with widening inequality and the impacts of climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘We may be entering the final phase of human existence and our ability to adapt and continue to live on the planet will depend on imaginative ways to live a smaller carbon footprint. This community will have a fraction of the carbon footprint of the typical urban or suburban setting.’\u003ccite>Charles Withuhn, CHAT volunteer and board member\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“This is as much about sustainability and community as it is about tiny,” Withuhn says. “We may be entering the final phase of human existence and our ability to adapt and continue to live on the planet will depend on imaginative ways to live a smaller carbon footprint,” he believes. “This community will have a fraction of the carbon footprint of the typical urban or suburban setting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CHAT presented a detailed tiny home village proposal some four years ago. But they were met with foot-dragging from the city council at the time and then outright rejection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers believe it took the Camp Fire to finally help get the idea off the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April, they hope to break ground on 33 one-room homes. 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It’s a cold hell,” said James Smith, who has been living on the streets of the Tenderloin for over a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smith — wearing four jackets, standing next to a wheelchair he uses when his sciatica acts up, and a pile of his belongings covered by half of a blue tarp with holes in it — said he hasn’t been offered any services or housing by the city, despite the storms. Although the police haven’t bothered him, he said they have been confiscating nearby tents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Homeless advocacy groups agree. They say police have been seizing tents and survival supplies from people living on the streets before the storms. People on the streets have told advocates that the sweeps appear to increase before bad weather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Mayor London Breed’s office said crews only confiscate items if the person refuses to go to an open shelter bed. “If no shelter is available, officers will not issue a citation nor confiscate the tent,” the statement said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brian Edwards, from the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cohsf.org/\">Coalition on Homelessness\u003c/a>, said the worst homeless sweeps he has seen have been during storms. Edwards and his coworkers normally check on people living on the streets at least three times a week, but they increase that to nearly every day when the weather is bad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says San Francisco has one of highest rates of homeless people per capita, and there aren’t options for the thousands living on the city’s streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No one’s telling us that they’re being offered services,” Edwards said. “No one’s telling us that they’re being offered a place in a shelter.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to San Francisco’s Department of Homeless and Supportive Housing (HSH), the city opens up an additional 75 shelter beds or more if one of the following conditions are met:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Temperatures forecast to drop to or below 40 degrees for two consecutive days or longer\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Rainfall forecast to be 1.5 inches or more each day for two consecutive days\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Rainfall forecast to be 0.75 inches or more on each of three or more consecutive days or longer\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Forecasts of temperatures to drop to or below 45 degrees AND rainfall to be 0.5 inches or more AND winds of more than 30 miles per hour all within the same 24 hour period for one or more days\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>HSH Director Jeff Kositsky said his department has voluntarily opened up those additional beds, including during the most recent storm, even though the required criteria were never met. If 70 of the 75 beds are used on any given night, the city expands its response by opening additional shelters as needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">“No one’s telling us that they’re being offered services. No one’s telling us that they’re being offered a place in a shelter.”\u003ccite>Brian Edwards\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“I was proud of our efforts last week. And I’m really proud of the staff that are out in the rain in the cold trying to help people,” Kositsky said. “Again, our protocols are good. But as long as anybody is out on the street, whether it’s raining or not, we still have more work to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department said it will continue to offer 75 additional shelter spots through Monday morning. But Edwards, of the Coalition on Homelessness, says the city is overloaded. There are nearly 1,200 people waiting for temporary beds on the single adult shelter waitlist in the city, and that doesn’t include families with children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11726830\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11726830\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/FullSizeRender-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/FullSizeRender-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/FullSizeRender-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/FullSizeRender-1020x766.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/FullSizeRender-1200x901.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/FullSizeRender-1920x1441.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SFPD officers conduct a homeless sweep in the rain. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Coalition on Homelessness)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The reality of it is, there are 5,000 people that can’t fit into the shelter system today,” Edwards said. “People think that oh, there’s some place for people to go. 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Dinner is over and people are watching TV on folding chairs, or trying to sleep. Some have brought air mattresses, others are on the floor. There are no doors to keep out the noise of babies crying and children playing in the halls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/2019/01/RancanoHomelessStudentspt2.mp3\" Image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0699.jpg\" Title=\"Homeless Students in Salinas\" program=\"The California Report\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 12-year-old named Gisbelle, one of the 25 kids at the shelter, said it’s tough to get her homework done here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t have internet here except for my mom’s hot spot,” she said. “And when it comes to typing homework, I can’t finish, because the bedtime is around 9 p.m. and I don’t finish at that time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gisbelle’s 10-year-old sister, Sahily, is sitting nearby listening, and eating a cup of noodles. She wears a T-shirt that’s a bit dirty, a little too small. School has been hard, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can’t concentrate real good to get all my work done,” she said. “My mom tells me it’s going to be OK. Sometimes I feel it’s not going to be OK.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>‘They’re like me’\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teachers at Sherwood Elementary School in Salinas are seeing firsthand the effect this is having on their students, about half of whom are considered homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, 21 of the 25 students in the third-grade class Maria Castellanoz teaches are considered homeless. Some are on the streets or in shelters, but most are living in trailers and garages, or renting rooms, closets and even hallways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They fall behind,” said Castellanoz, who’s been teaching here for 20 years. “They don’t have computers. They don’t have the internet. They don’t have a desk to sit at. 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"content": "\u003cp>For survivors of last fall's \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11710884/list-of-those-who-died-in-butte-county-paradise-camp-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camp Fire\u003c/a>, which killed 86 people and destroyed nearly all of Paradise in Butte County, a deadline loomed this week. The last shelter — operated by the Red Cross at the Silver Dollar fairgrounds in nearby Chico — was slated to close on Thursday. So did it actually close? Yes and no.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>North State Public Radio reporter Marc Albert told KQED on Friday that the vast majority of fire survivors who were staying there have moved to local homeless shelters or FEMA trailers, or have found housing options with friends or family. But not everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are several people there, including people with medical problems, who are under the impression that they will not be asked to move,\" Albert said. \"The operators of the fairgrounds are offering people with RVs the opportunity to lease a parking space for $40 a day, not including hookups. 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But that's not to say she's happy about conditions at the shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"All we're trying to do is live the best we can,\" Goodnight said. \"And then they put us down and then you get more depression. We're all suffering PTSD. And it's gotten worse. Only if they would do their job right and talk to us like we're not s***.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disaster relief officials have been racing to find temporary shelter or housing for dozens of people at the shelter, who now face homelessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the folks who are left at the shelter were already living on the economic margins when the Camp Fire destroyed whole towns and rural mountain neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nicholas Soto, one survivor of the fire, has been moving from shelter to shelter. Since early December, he and his wife have parked their RV along a fence crammed with other campers abutting a Chevron station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You get tired of being pushed from one place to another, told you can't be here, you can't be there, it's a little tiring,\" said Soto. \"We fled the fire only to jump into hell.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soto suffers from chronic lung disease and diabetes. At almost 70, with long salt-and-pepper hair pulled back in a ponytail, he often has to use a wheelchair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sotos also rescue dogs. With four dogs and two cats, they're crammed inside the camper. It weighs heavily on Soto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Mentally, it's hard on the mind, you know,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11722729\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11722729\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/rv-camp-fire-8d6554be212463d7f38a8b53032df77339c15baa-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"An abandoned RV at the last remaining Red Cross shelter providing housing for victims of the Camp Fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An abandoned RV at the last remaining Red Cross shelter providing housing for victims of the Camp Fire. \u003ccite>(Kirk Siegler/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If the shelter's closure were actually set in stone, local officials worry it would exacerbate an already severe homelessness crisis in Chico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They will all have a plan before they leave the shelter,\" assures Cindy Huge, a spokeswoman for the Red Cross. \"Whether that be a permanent house, temporary housing, they will all have a recovery plan. We just don't put them out and say we're closing the shelter — Red Cross doesn't do that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this week, Butte County received a million-dollar grant that will go to help those who remain here find new housing — likely out of state. There was already a housing shortage in this rural area before 14,000 homes burned overnight. Even before the Camp Fire, vacancy rates fell between 1 and 2 percent most of the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aside from the aid Red Cross is giving to victims, FEMA has processed about 26,000 applications for California fire victims since last November, the bulk coming from Butte County and the Camp Fire, including Soto. FEMA extended its deadline to apply for aid to Feb. 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the aid he'd get from FEMA, Soto hopes to leave the shelter and drive up to Oregon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's worse things that could have happened to us,\" said Soto. \"We got our lives and we got our fur babies.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes reporting from NPR's Hafsa Quraishi, North State Public Radio's Marc Albert, and KQED's Lily Jamali.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Camp+Fire+Victims+Race+To+Find+Housing+Before+The+Last+Shelter+Closes&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nicholas Soto, one survivor of the fire, has been moving from shelter to shelter. Since early December, he and his wife have parked their RV along a fence crammed with other campers abutting a Chevron station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You get tired of being pushed from one place to another, told you can't be here, you can't be there, it's a little tiring,\" said Soto. \"We fled the fire only to jump into hell.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soto suffers from chronic lung disease and diabetes. At almost 70, with long salt-and-pepper hair pulled back in a ponytail, he often has to use a wheelchair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sotos also rescue dogs. With four dogs and two cats, they're crammed inside the camper. It weighs heavily on Soto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Mentally, it's hard on the mind, you know,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11722729\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11722729\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/rv-camp-fire-8d6554be212463d7f38a8b53032df77339c15baa-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"An abandoned RV at the last remaining Red Cross shelter providing housing for victims of the Camp Fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An abandoned RV at the last remaining Red Cross shelter providing housing for victims of the Camp Fire. \u003ccite>(Kirk Siegler/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If the shelter's closure were actually set in stone, local officials worry it would exacerbate an already severe homelessness crisis in Chico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They will all have a plan before they leave the shelter,\" assures Cindy Huge, a spokeswoman for the Red Cross. \"Whether that be a permanent house, temporary housing, they will all have a recovery plan. We just don't put them out and say we're closing the shelter — Red Cross doesn't do that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this week, Butte County received a million-dollar grant that will go to help those who remain here find new housing — likely out of state. There was already a housing shortage in this rural area before 14,000 homes burned overnight. Even before the Camp Fire, vacancy rates fell between 1 and 2 percent most of the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aside from the aid Red Cross is giving to victims, FEMA has processed about 26,000 applications for California fire victims since last November, the bulk coming from Butte County and the Camp Fire, including Soto. FEMA extended its deadline to apply for aid to Feb. 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the aid he'd get from FEMA, Soto hopes to leave the shelter and drive up to Oregon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's worse things that could have happened to us,\" said Soto. \"We got our lives and we got our fur babies.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes reporting from NPR's Hafsa Quraishi, North State Public Radio's Marc Albert, and KQED's Lily Jamali.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Camp+Fire+Victims+Race+To+Find+Housing+Before+The+Last+Shelter+Closes&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>This time of year, many California counties are conducting point-in-time counts to figure out who is homeless and why. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires these counts from any community that wants federal funding for housing and other services for the homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if governments and service providers have developed a more data-based understanding of who’s living in shelters, vehicles and on the streets, the rest of us often operate off our gut instincts. Are you willing to check yourself?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Myth #1: They’re not from around here\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Experts say this is one of the most common misconceptions about homelessness, and it is often paired with another idea, explained Mark Shotwell, executive director of the \u003ca href=\"http://rittercenter.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ritter Center\u003c/a> in Marin County. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve worked in four Bay Area counties, and in all of the counties that I’ve worked in, the belief is that if you create certain kinds of services, it will attract people who are homeless to come from other communities,” Shotwell said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Generally, no. Shotwell directs your attention to the last point-in-time survey in Marin County in \u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/point-time-count-marin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017\u003c/a>, which he said is not substantially different from the survey two years before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721464\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721464\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.18.18-PM-800x320.png\" alt=\"Mark Shotwell of the Ritter Center in San Rafael said there are many different reasons why people become homeless in Marin County, but most homeless people are locals.\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.18.18-PM-800x320.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.18.18-PM-160x64.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.18.18-PM-1020x408.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.18.18-PM.png 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Shotwell of the Ritter Center in San Rafael said there are many different reasons why people become homeless in Marin County, but most homeless people are locals. \u003ccite>(Source: Applied Survey Research. (2017). Marin County Homeless Census & Survey. )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shotwell said “a series of unfortunate events” explained each neighbor’s story, though the particulars vary: a lost job, mental or physical disability, addiction, divorce, domestic violence, eviction, etc. The rising cost of housing plays a key role, too. “Losing one paycheck, losing one job, really could result in instability.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tempted to insist Marin County is an outlier? Let’s look at a couple more California counties that top the lists in any discussion of homelessness in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721469\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.36.05-PM-800x343.png\" alt=\"In 2017, 69% of respondents reported they were living in San Francisco at the time they most recently became homeless. This is similar to the survey findings in 2015.\" width=\"800\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.36.05-PM-800x343.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.36.05-PM-160x69.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.36.05-PM-1020x437.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.36.05-PM-1200x515.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.36.05-PM.png 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In 2017, 69% of respondents reported they were living in \u003ca href=\"http://hsh.sfgov.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-SF-Point-in-Time-Count-General-FINAL-6.21.17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco County\u003c/a> at the time they most recently became homeless. This is similar to the survey findings in 2015. \u003ccite>(Source: Applied Survey Research. (2017). San Francisco County Homeless Count & Survey.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721470\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721470\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.42.41-PM-800x297.png\" alt=\""What about the remaining group that wasn't living locally? Where do they come from?"\" width=\"800\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.42.41-PM-800x297.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.42.41-PM-160x59.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.42.41-PM-1020x378.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.42.41-PM-1200x445.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.42.41-PM.png 1876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“What about the remaining group that wasn’t living locally? Where do they come from?” \u003ccite>(Source: Applied Survey Research. (2017). San Francisco Homeless Count. )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Of the roughly 30 percent of homeless people surveyed in San Francisco two years ago, the bulk of those not from San Francisco were from California. That may not technically be anybody’s idea of a “neighbor,” but it does suggest a recalibration is in order for those of harboring suspicions “they” came “here” from far away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721468\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721468\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.33.05-PM-800x900.png\" alt=\"Los Angeles County has the largest homeless population by far of any county in California.\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.33.05-PM-800x900.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.33.05-PM-160x180.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.33.05-PM.png 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.lahsa.org/documents?id=2059-2018-greater-los-angeles-homeless-count-presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles County\u003c/a> has the largest homeless population by far of any county in California. \u003ccite>(Source: Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Myth #2: Homeless people don’t want to be housed\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>One or two personal \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10729141/reaching-out-to-the-homeless-woman-sleeping-on-your-san-francisco-doorstep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conversations with individuals\u003c/a> who insist on the freedom of the streets does not necessarily give you an accurate picture of how most homeless people feel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For one thing, social service providers say, the isolation and physical hardships of homelessness can prompt many people to find ways to justify their suffering or at least resign themselves to it, for sheer psychological survival (see Myth #3 for more on that). For another thing, living on the streets brings with it \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10761651/a-year-after-the-jungle-san-joses-new-approach-to-homelessness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">logistical complications\u003c/a> that make it hard to imagine getting off the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Summer-Lee Bettencourt used to be homeless herself before social service workers helped her get back on her feet. She was sold to human traffickers as a teenager, and while she eventually managed to escape, she needed help building a new life for herself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721496\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721496\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34894_IMG_4511-qut-800x540.jpg\" alt='Summer Lee-Bettencourt, outside EHC LifeBuilders James Boccardo Reception Center in San Jose. Once homeless herself, Lee-Bettencourt now helps others get off the streets. \"It’s actually a breath of fresh air being able to give something back that people did for you, you know?\"' width=\"800\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34894_IMG_4511-qut-800x540.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34894_IMG_4511-qut-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34894_IMG_4511-qut-1020x688.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34894_IMG_4511-qut-1200x809.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34894_IMG_4511-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Summer Lee-Bettencourt, outside EHC LifeBuilders James Boccardo Reception Center in San Jose. Once homeless herself, Lee-Bettencourt now helps others get off the streets. “It’s actually a breath of fresh air being able to give something back that people did for you, you know?” \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She works now for \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/osh/NeedAssistance/Veterans/Pages/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supportive Services for Veteran Families\u003c/a> in Santa Clara County, and explained that the longer you are homeless, the harder it is to conceptualize what steps are necessary to build, or rebuild, a life in housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people, they don’t know where to go. They don’t know what to do. And they need help being connected to housing first. I mean, how can you go on an interview if you can’t take a shower? If you don’t have clothing? So they feel lost. They just need a lot of support, compassion, understanding,” Lee Bettencourt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721526\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721526\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.20.41-AM-800x333.png\" alt=\"Many of the people surveyed in Santa Clara County in recent years said they were new to homelessness.\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.20.41-AM-800x333.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.20.41-AM-160x67.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.20.41-AM-1020x425.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.20.41-AM-1200x500.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.20.41-AM.png 1450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many of the people surveyed in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/osh/ContinuumofCare/ReportsandPublications/Documents/2017%20Santa%20Clara%20County%20Homeless%20Census%20and%20Survey%20Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a> in recent years said they were new to homelessness. \u003ccite>(Source: Applied Survey Research. (2009-2017). Santa Clara County Homeless Census and Survey.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Myth #3: Mentally ill people could pull themselves out of homelessness if they just agreed to take their medications\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Dr. Jeffrey Seal is the medical director for \u003ca href=\"https://www.achch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County Healthcare for the Homeless\u003c/a>, and he’s also a psychiatrist who helps manage the Trust Clinic in Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every morning, we have a line of patients waiting to be seen here, and you can imagine: schizophrenia, bipolar — and one that commonly gets left out when we’re talking about homeless populations is the trauma related disorders,” Dr. Seal said. “You know, a lot of people who have suffered a significant amount of trauma since early childhood end up out there. If you could possibly think of the environment that would make their symptoms worse, this would be it. Right? Put somebody into a park. Make the situation unpredictable. Put them at risk of violence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11721502 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-5.27.51-PM-800x265.png\" alt=\"22 percent of those surveyed in Alameda County two years ago said mental health services might have prevented their homelessness.\" width=\"800\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-5.27.51-PM-800x265.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-5.27.51-PM-160x53.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-5.27.51-PM-1020x337.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-5.27.51-PM-1200x397.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-5.27.51-PM-1920x635.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Of those surveyed in \u003ca href=\"http://everyonehome.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ALAEMDA_7-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County\u003c/a> two years ago, 22 percent said mental health services might have prevented their homelessness. \u003ccite>(Source: Applied Survey Research. (2017). Alameda County Homeless Census & Survey. )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He added, “Psychiatric medications were tested on people who have stable environments, they’re housed, they’re middle class people who were put into randomized, controlled trials. So [medications] can certainly be helpful, but it’s really a joke to say that psychiatric medications would lift someone out of homelessness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s not arguing against medications, but seeing them as a solution outside the context of other supportive services.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Myth #4: There’s nothing I can do to help\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Think you’ve got nothing to offer other than your spare change? Think again, said Donna Colombo, executive director of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.trinitycenterwc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trinity Center\u003c/a> in Contra Costa County. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Come talk to me. All homeless service organizations need volunteers to help do a lot of things. All you need to do is show up,” Colombo said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721492\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721492\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34893_IMG_0215-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt='81 year-old Horace Crawford volunteers at Trinity Center in Walnut Creek. The retired architectural engineer considers himself and his Ford truck \"on call to help anybody who needs to get someplace, or to move something, or to get some part time day work.\"' width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34893_IMG_0215-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34893_IMG_0215-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34893_IMG_0215-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34893_IMG_0215-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34893_IMG_0215-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">81-year-old Horace Crawford volunteers at Trinity Center in Walnut Creek. The retired architectural engineer considers himself and his Ford truck “on call to help anybody who needs to get someplace, or to move something, or to get some part time day work.” \u003ccite>(Ryan Levi/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Horace Crawford has been showing up for about ten years now. The 81-year-old retired architectural engineer said many people get overwhelmed by the “big picture” and fail to see how they can deliver practical help in all sorts of ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the past few years, Crawford has made himself personally available to homeless individuals in the area, using his truck to help move people’s belongings or drive someone to a medical appointment. He’s also taken it upon himself to coordinate day work for homeless people, building a local network between them and those who want to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He recognizes there can be an intimidation factor to working so closely with homeless people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are a bit afraid of working with a homeless person, but if they know me, and I vouch for someone, they’re OK. Result is, I’ve got a bunch of friends that I’ve never had before!” he said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721530\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.36.49-AM-800x389.png\" alt=\"The 2018 Point In Time count identified 627 more individuals experiencing homelessness than the previous year's count.\" width=\"800\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.36.49-AM-800x389.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.36.49-AM-160x78.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.36.49-AM-1020x496.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.36.49-AM-1200x583.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.36.49-AM.png 1412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2018 Point In Time count identified 627 more individuals experiencing homelessness in \u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/h3/coc/pdf/PIT-report-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contra Costa County\u003c/a> than the previous year’s count. \u003ccite>(Source: Contra Costa Health Housing & Homeless)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>This time of year, many California counties are conducting point-in-time counts to figure out who is homeless and why. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires these counts from any community that wants federal funding for housing and other services for the homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if governments and service providers have developed a more data-based understanding of who’s living in shelters, vehicles and on the streets, the rest of us often operate off our gut instincts. Are you willing to check yourself?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Myth #1: They’re not from around here\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Experts say this is one of the most common misconceptions about homelessness, and it is often paired with another idea, explained Mark Shotwell, executive director of the \u003ca href=\"http://rittercenter.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ritter Center\u003c/a> in Marin County. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve worked in four Bay Area counties, and in all of the counties that I’ve worked in, the belief is that if you create certain kinds of services, it will attract people who are homeless to come from other communities,” Shotwell said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Generally, no. Shotwell directs your attention to the last point-in-time survey in Marin County in \u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/point-time-count-marin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017\u003c/a>, which he said is not substantially different from the survey two years before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721464\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721464\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.18.18-PM-800x320.png\" alt=\"Mark Shotwell of the Ritter Center in San Rafael said there are many different reasons why people become homeless in Marin County, but most homeless people are locals.\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.18.18-PM-800x320.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.18.18-PM-160x64.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.18.18-PM-1020x408.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.18.18-PM.png 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Shotwell of the Ritter Center in San Rafael said there are many different reasons why people become homeless in Marin County, but most homeless people are locals. \u003ccite>(Source: Applied Survey Research. (2017). Marin County Homeless Census & Survey. )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shotwell said “a series of unfortunate events” explained each neighbor’s story, though the particulars vary: a lost job, mental or physical disability, addiction, divorce, domestic violence, eviction, etc. The rising cost of housing plays a key role, too. “Losing one paycheck, losing one job, really could result in instability.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tempted to insist Marin County is an outlier? Let’s look at a couple more California counties that top the lists in any discussion of homelessness in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721469\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.36.05-PM-800x343.png\" alt=\"In 2017, 69% of respondents reported they were living in San Francisco at the time they most recently became homeless. This is similar to the survey findings in 2015.\" width=\"800\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.36.05-PM-800x343.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.36.05-PM-160x69.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.36.05-PM-1020x437.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.36.05-PM-1200x515.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.36.05-PM.png 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In 2017, 69% of respondents reported they were living in \u003ca href=\"http://hsh.sfgov.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-SF-Point-in-Time-Count-General-FINAL-6.21.17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco County\u003c/a> at the time they most recently became homeless. This is similar to the survey findings in 2015. \u003ccite>(Source: Applied Survey Research. (2017). San Francisco County Homeless Count & Survey.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721470\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721470\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.42.41-PM-800x297.png\" alt=\""What about the remaining group that wasn't living locally? Where do they come from?"\" width=\"800\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.42.41-PM-800x297.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.42.41-PM-160x59.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.42.41-PM-1020x378.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.42.41-PM-1200x445.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.42.41-PM.png 1876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“What about the remaining group that wasn’t living locally? Where do they come from?” \u003ccite>(Source: Applied Survey Research. (2017). San Francisco Homeless Count. )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Of the roughly 30 percent of homeless people surveyed in San Francisco two years ago, the bulk of those not from San Francisco were from California. That may not technically be anybody’s idea of a “neighbor,” but it does suggest a recalibration is in order for those of harboring suspicions “they” came “here” from far away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721468\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721468\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.33.05-PM-800x900.png\" alt=\"Los Angeles County has the largest homeless population by far of any county in California.\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.33.05-PM-800x900.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.33.05-PM-160x180.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-3.33.05-PM.png 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.lahsa.org/documents?id=2059-2018-greater-los-angeles-homeless-count-presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles County\u003c/a> has the largest homeless population by far of any county in California. \u003ccite>(Source: Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Myth #2: Homeless people don’t want to be housed\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>One or two personal \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10729141/reaching-out-to-the-homeless-woman-sleeping-on-your-san-francisco-doorstep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conversations with individuals\u003c/a> who insist on the freedom of the streets does not necessarily give you an accurate picture of how most homeless people feel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For one thing, social service providers say, the isolation and physical hardships of homelessness can prompt many people to find ways to justify their suffering or at least resign themselves to it, for sheer psychological survival (see Myth #3 for more on that). For another thing, living on the streets brings with it \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10761651/a-year-after-the-jungle-san-joses-new-approach-to-homelessness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">logistical complications\u003c/a> that make it hard to imagine getting off the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Summer-Lee Bettencourt used to be homeless herself before social service workers helped her get back on her feet. She was sold to human traffickers as a teenager, and while she eventually managed to escape, she needed help building a new life for herself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721496\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721496\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34894_IMG_4511-qut-800x540.jpg\" alt='Summer Lee-Bettencourt, outside EHC LifeBuilders James Boccardo Reception Center in San Jose. Once homeless herself, Lee-Bettencourt now helps others get off the streets. \"It’s actually a breath of fresh air being able to give something back that people did for you, you know?\"' width=\"800\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34894_IMG_4511-qut-800x540.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34894_IMG_4511-qut-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34894_IMG_4511-qut-1020x688.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34894_IMG_4511-qut-1200x809.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34894_IMG_4511-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Summer Lee-Bettencourt, outside EHC LifeBuilders James Boccardo Reception Center in San Jose. Once homeless herself, Lee-Bettencourt now helps others get off the streets. “It’s actually a breath of fresh air being able to give something back that people did for you, you know?” \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She works now for \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/osh/NeedAssistance/Veterans/Pages/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supportive Services for Veteran Families\u003c/a> in Santa Clara County, and explained that the longer you are homeless, the harder it is to conceptualize what steps are necessary to build, or rebuild, a life in housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people, they don’t know where to go. They don’t know what to do. And they need help being connected to housing first. I mean, how can you go on an interview if you can’t take a shower? If you don’t have clothing? So they feel lost. They just need a lot of support, compassion, understanding,” Lee Bettencourt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721526\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721526\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.20.41-AM-800x333.png\" alt=\"Many of the people surveyed in Santa Clara County in recent years said they were new to homelessness.\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.20.41-AM-800x333.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.20.41-AM-160x67.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.20.41-AM-1020x425.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.20.41-AM-1200x500.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-8.20.41-AM.png 1450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many of the people surveyed in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/osh/ContinuumofCare/ReportsandPublications/Documents/2017%20Santa%20Clara%20County%20Homeless%20Census%20and%20Survey%20Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a> in recent years said they were new to homelessness. \u003ccite>(Source: Applied Survey Research. (2009-2017). Santa Clara County Homeless Census and Survey.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Myth #3: Mentally ill people could pull themselves out of homelessness if they just agreed to take their medications\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Dr. Jeffrey Seal is the medical director for \u003ca href=\"https://www.achch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County Healthcare for the Homeless\u003c/a>, and he’s also a psychiatrist who helps manage the Trust Clinic in Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every morning, we have a line of patients waiting to be seen here, and you can imagine: schizophrenia, bipolar — and one that commonly gets left out when we’re talking about homeless populations is the trauma related disorders,” Dr. Seal said. “You know, a lot of people who have suffered a significant amount of trauma since early childhood end up out there. If you could possibly think of the environment that would make their symptoms worse, this would be it. Right? Put somebody into a park. Make the situation unpredictable. Put them at risk of violence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11721502 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-5.27.51-PM-800x265.png\" alt=\"22 percent of those surveyed in Alameda County two years ago said mental health services might have prevented their homelessness.\" width=\"800\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-5.27.51-PM-800x265.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-5.27.51-PM-160x53.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-5.27.51-PM-1020x337.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-5.27.51-PM-1200x397.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-27-at-5.27.51-PM-1920x635.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Of those surveyed in \u003ca href=\"http://everyonehome.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ALAEMDA_7-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County\u003c/a> two years ago, 22 percent said mental health services might have prevented their homelessness. \u003ccite>(Source: Applied Survey Research. (2017). Alameda County Homeless Census & Survey. )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He added, “Psychiatric medications were tested on people who have stable environments, they’re housed, they’re middle class people who were put into randomized, controlled trials. So [medications] can certainly be helpful, but it’s really a joke to say that psychiatric medications would lift someone out of homelessness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s not arguing against medications, but seeing them as a solution outside the context of other supportive services.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Myth #4: There’s nothing I can do to help\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Think you’ve got nothing to offer other than your spare change? Think again, said Donna Colombo, executive director of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.trinitycenterwc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trinity Center\u003c/a> in Contra Costa County. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Come talk to me. All homeless service organizations need volunteers to help do a lot of things. All you need to do is show up,” Colombo said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11721492\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721492\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34893_IMG_0215-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt='81 year-old Horace Crawford volunteers at Trinity Center in Walnut Creek. The retired architectural engineer considers himself and his Ford truck \"on call to help anybody who needs to get someplace, or to move something, or to get some part time day work.\"' width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34893_IMG_0215-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34893_IMG_0215-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34893_IMG_0215-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34893_IMG_0215-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RS34893_IMG_0215-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">81-year-old Horace Crawford volunteers at Trinity Center in Walnut Creek. The retired architectural engineer considers himself and his Ford truck “on call to help anybody who needs to get someplace, or to move something, or to get some part time day work.” \u003ccite>(Ryan Levi/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Horace Crawford has been showing up for about ten years now. The 81-year-old retired architectural engineer said many people get overwhelmed by the “big picture” and fail to see how they can deliver practical help in all sorts of ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the past few years, Crawford has made himself personally available to homeless individuals in the area, using his truck to help move people’s belongings or drive someone to a medical appointment. He’s also taken it upon himself to coordinate day work for homeless people, building a local network between them and those who want to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He recognizes there can be an intimidation factor to working so closely with homeless people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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