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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 ...
In California, More Than Housing for the Homeless
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A new effort in the Golden State seeks to help the formerly homeless stay off the streets.5 days ago
This #GivingTuesday, shine your light on the dignity & improved health that shelter brings to all of us. Help us work to prevent and end homelessness, so that no one among us spends another day without a place to call home. #endhomelessness ow.ly/B8hK50xr5BO ...
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3 weeks ago
Pictures from the unveiling of the California WIC Card!On November 14th, 2019, we celebrated the unveiling of the California WIC Card in the Orange County in our Santa Ana West WIC Center. ❤️🍊
Thank you Supervisor Andrew Do, representatives from Rep. Harley Rouda, Senator Tom Umberg, and Assemblyman Tyler Diep, along with PHFE WIC Executive Director Kiran Saluja for sharing our excitement on this great change that will improve WIC participant experience.
We also appreciate our fellow WIC agencies in the 🍊Orange County, OCHCA WIC Director Maridet Ibanez and PPOSBC WIC Director Irene Salazar joining us.🎊😍
#californiawiccard #WICCard #santanawest ...
3 weeks ago
The health effects of #climatechange will be unevenly distributed, and children will be among those, especially harmed, according to a new report by the Lancet. Failing to limit fossil fuel emissions will lead to health problems caused by infectious diseases, worsening air pollution, rising temperatures, and malnutrition. ow.ly/COG350xeo3Q via The New York Times ...
Climate Change Poses Threats to Children’s Health Worldwide
nytimes.com
A study from the Lancet points to infectious diseases, worsening air pollution, rising temperatures and even malnutrition as threats to child health as the climate changes.