Homelessness

Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce Names Gail Miller as 2024 Pillar of the Valley

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce named Gail Miller the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Pillar of the Valley Award.

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  • The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce named Gail Miller the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Pillar of the Valley Award.
  • She will be honored at the annual Pillar of the Valley Gala on April 10, 2024, at proceedings 7-9 p.m. at the Provo Convention Center.
  • Gail Miller is the co-founder and owner of the Larry H. Miller Company and chair of the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation.
  • “Gail Miller continues to offer immeasurable support for Utah communities, including Utah Valley,” said Curtis Blair, Utah Valley Chamber President.

Los Angeles Tourism Celebrates Global Meetings Industry Day by Spotlighting How Meetings and Conventions Benefit All Angelenos

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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Today, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (Los Angeles Tourism) is proud to join our colleagues across the country in celebrating Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID).

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  • Today, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (Los Angeles Tourism) is proud to join our colleagues across the country in celebrating Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID).
  • Notably, Los Angeles will welcome back IPW – the U.S. travel industry’s largest international inbound travel trade show – for the first time in over a decade.
  • As just two recent programming examples, the Los Angeles Career Academy – launched in 2021 by the Los Angeles City Tourism Department (CTD) – brings LA-area high school students together to participate in citywide conventions at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
  • Los Angeles Tourism is proud to celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day and the positive impacts that meetings and events bring to every LA region, neighborhood, and household.

California Spends Billions on Homelessness with No Accountability, Says HHR

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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Housing Is A Human Right (HHR), an AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) housing initiative, released the following statement in response to the infuriating news that the state of California and its California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) are not tracking how billions of dollars are being spent on the homelessness crisis so there is no record of programs’ effectiveness or outcomes.

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  • Housing Is A Human Right (HHR), an AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) housing initiative, released the following statement in response to the infuriating news that the state of California and its California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) are not tracking how billions of dollars are being spent on the homelessness crisis so there is no record of programs’ effectiveness or outcomes.
  • “This is an ongoing problem that could be rectified with better leadership to institute changes from state and local government to have stricter reporting requirements for grantees.
  • According to a recent PPIC poll, homelessness is the number one issue in California.
  • More than 181,000 people are without housing.

People USA, in partnership with The Office of Mental Health, provides supportive housing for individuals re-entering the community from incarceration

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Friday, April 26, 2024
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- People USA, funded by and in partnership with the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), is set to open 20 new scattered site housing units that will support individuals re-entering the community from New York State prison. These individuals are also facing serious mental health challenges, substance use disorders, and/or physical health care needs. The units will be in Dutchess and Ulster County.

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  • These individuals are also facing serious mental health challenges, substance use disorders, and/or physical health care needs.
  • Housing Coordinators wrap services around the individual to ensure they have the resources and tools to sustain their housing.
  • "A lot of housing programs or agencies require you to be clean and housing ready.
  • People USA is a peer-run mental health non-profit that creates, provides, and promotes its own innovative crisis response, and wellness services.

Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air's employees host clothing drive for Hope the Mission shelters

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Friday, April 26, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its highly-active Hero Helps initiative, Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air, a plumbing and HVAC company serving residential and commercial locations in California, Arizona and Nevada, recently coordinated a clothing drive and donated several bags and boxes of clothing to Hope the Mission to be sold at the rescue mission's thrift stores.

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  • "At Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air, we take the word 'hero' to heart," said Rooter Hero co-founder and CEO John Akhoian.
  • Hero Helps is a division of Rooter Hero that partners with charities to give back to the community.
  • The plumbing and HVAC company held a clothing drive throughout the month of March and the first part of April to provide several bags of clothing to Hope the Mission.
  • This clothing drive is just one more example of the Rooter Hero family working together to help other families in need."

Natural Grocers® Donates Funds to La Puente Home, Based in Alamosa, CO

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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LAKEWOOD, Colo., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Serving Coloradoans since 1955, Natural Grocers®, the leading family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer in the U.S., recently donated funds to another longtime Colorado organization dedicated to community and service, La Puente.

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  • Fighting Food Insecurity is a cause Natural Grocers has supported since before the company opened its first storefront.
  • "My grandmother, Natural Grocers Co-Founder, Margaret Isely, had a generous heart, a deep respect for her community, and knew how life-changing good nutrition could be.
  • La Puente has entered its fourth decade of operating and continues to provide services to those experiencing homelessness and community members in crisis.
  • This has been possible because of the generosity of individuals and organizations that understand and support the mission of La Puente and its programs.

The Housing Authority of the City of Alameda celebrates the start of construction at North Housing

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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ALAMEDA, Calif., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the start of construction of the North Housing Master Plan, the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (AHA) and its affiliate Island City Development is hosting a start of construction celebration event on April 24th (from 3pm to 5pm) at 2000 Lakehurst Circle in Alameda.

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  • ALAMEDA, Calif., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the start of construction of the North Housing Master Plan, the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (AHA) and its affiliate Island City Development is hosting a start of construction celebration event on April 24th (from 3pm to 5pm) at 2000 Lakehurst Circle in Alameda.
  • The North Housing Master Plan is a multi-year commitment for AHA, along with Island City Development, to create 586 homes to serve low-income Alamedans in need of affordable housing.
  • Island City Development ( www.islandcitydevelopment.org ), an affiliate of AHA, is the developer of this project and the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda owns the land.
  • Funders to the project include the City of Alameda (HOME, Community Block Development Grant, Permanent Local Housing Allocation, and Inclusionary Housing funds), US.

CVS Health invests $19.2 million in affordable housing in Arvada, Colorado

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) today announced it has invested $19.2 million through Boston Financial to build 85 new affordable housing units in Arvada, Colorado. Made possible through the company's collaboration with Family Tree and BlueLine Development, the investment demonstrates CVS Health's commitment to improving the health of individuals across the country, which begins with providing access to quality, safe, affordable housing, especially in historically underserved communities.

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  • The investment builds upon efforts to increase access to permanent supportive housing, reduce homelessness
    WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) today announced it has invested $19.2 million through Boston Financial to build 85 new affordable housing units in Arvada, Colorado.
  • "A critical component to improving an individual's health and well-being is access to quality, safe, affordable housing," said Frank J. Benedetto, Regional Director, Sales and Account Management at Aetna, a CVS Health company.
  • To date, CVS Health has invested over $43 million to create, preserve and renovate over 2,100 affordable and supportive housing units throughout Colorado.
  • Through the company's investments and collaborations with vision-aligned developers and service providers, CVS Health has been able to provide quality housing and increased access to health care services based on the unique needs of the regional population.

Citygate Network Partners with Robert Craig Films to Champion Americans With No Address, a Documentary that Offers Understanding and Solutions for the Homeless Crisis

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Craig Films proudly announces that Citygate Network, North America's oldest and most extensive network of independent crisis shelters and rehabilitation centers, is a partner and participant in the production of its upcoming documentary Americans With No Address. The documentary vividly portrays homelessness and the millions of people who suffer as a result. Citygate Network collaborated with Robert Craig Films to visit rescue missions and encampments during a bus tour of 20 major cities in 18 states to interview, understand, and ultimately translate to the audience the dire homeless situation for so many. Faith-based Citygate Network joins Robert Craig Films to drive solutions for America's leading crisis.

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Craig Films proudly announces that Citygate Network , North America's oldest and most extensive network of independent crisis shelters and rehabilitation centers, is a partner and participant in the production of its upcoming documentary Americans With No Address .
  • Faith-based Citygate Network joins Robert Craig Films to drive solutions for America's leading crisis.
  • "Citygate Network has been an amazing partner in creating this documentary, helping to bring our audience a powerful understanding of homelessness.
  • Robert Craig Film's No Address movie and documentary Americans With No Address are part of a five-pronged approach to humanizing homelessness, creating awareness, and offering solutions.

First Place for Youth to Honor San Francisco Giants and Visa Foundation at A Celebration of Heart and Home

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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OAKLAND, Calif., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- First Place for Youth, the nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting foster youth in their transition to adulthood, announced today that the San Francisco Giants, Visa Foundation, and First Place for Youth Board Chair Nancy Heinen will be honored at the Celebration of Heart and Home event on May 16, 2024, at Oracle Park.

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  • "It's a tremendous honor to recognize the San Francisco Giants, Visa Foundation, and Nancy Heinen for their exemplary dedication to the wellbeing of our community's youth," says Darryl Glass, Celebration of Heart and Home Development Chair.
  • First Place for Youth will honor the Giants with the Community Hero Award for their commitment to creating a community that supports individuals from diverse backgrounds, including foster youth.
  • Since 2019, Visa Foundation has committed nearly $20M to supporting San Francisco and greater Bay Area organizations that are actively working to address chronic and youth homelessness.
  • In addition to transformative funding, Visa Foundation has worked with Visa to encourage its employees to volunteer in their local community.