Heluna Health

1 month ago

Tabashir Nobari, researcher and California State University, Fullerton assistant professor of public health, explores the impacts of homelessness on children and families through our PHFE WIC Program (Official) program. Data shows that a third of WIC participants are at risk of becoming homeless, and 11% had a parent who had been homeless or at risk for homelessness. “When a family is housing insecure or homeless, it needs to make the hard choice whether to spend money on rent or food. Families often choose rent and end up food insecure.” ow.ly/xNv950xDNWJ ...

Heluna Health

1 month ago

In Santa Clara county, home to giant tech companies and extreme wealth, the homeless population has increased by over two thousand residents since 2017. To address the issue holistically, the county is planning new initiatives to strengthen social safety net programs, change land use policy, and build a more just economy. Director of the Santa Clara Office of Supportive Housing Ky Le asserts that the county must address the root causes of housing instability, "Homelessness is not the problem – I feel like homelessness is the result of three or four decades of various policy decisions. We're going to do all these things to reduce and prevent homelessness, and we have to try to alleviate human suffering in the meantime." ow.ly/Hxz150xt26N #homelessness ...