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Berkeley will be the first city in the county to implement a Housing Crises Intervention Center – a one-stop-shop for all homeless services. The Center known as The Hub is the city’s response to a Directive of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Read more and download *pdf of Summary of the Berkeley Homeless Task Force Meeting held 9/14/2015
Singer songwriter Linda Louise, from Scotland, released her digital single, Long Cold Night on 09/18/15. She is generously donating a portion of the proceeds to Consider The Homeless!
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Nasir calls this one day initiative, "Clean Cut, Clean Start."
"A haircut can do so much for someone ... and that's what I named what I do 'Clean Cut, Clean Start,'" Sobhani says in the documentary. "I'm hoping with a clean cut -- it's as simple as this -- you'll just have a clean start to life."
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The Ending Homelessness in Alameda County complete report is now available online. One of the primary conclusions is that:
“The estimated number of people who are homeless in Alameda County has remained about the same as in 2013. 4,040 people were homeless on a single night in January 2015 as compared to 4,264 in 2013. The 2015 count is essentially unchanged from 2013 when statistically examining the data.”
Download the complete report HERE
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