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04/28/2025
Homelessness is declining in SLO County. Budget cuts may undo that progress | Opinion
By: Janna Nichols, 5Cities Homeless Coalition Executive Director
One year after the Supreme Court’s landmark Grants Pass decision allowing government agencies to ban public sleeping, our community stands at a crossroads. Regardless of how you feel about the court’s decision, I believe we can agree that homelessness is harmful.
04/14/2025
CenCal Health, a nonprofit administering Medi-Cal in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, serves one-third of Santa Barbara County and one-fourth of San Luis Obispo County residents.
04/09/2025
By: Dylan Foreman of KSBY
Posted 8:37 AM, Apr 08, 2025 and last updated 5:57 PM, Apr 08, 2025
Feeding the hungry is a noble effort but for 5Cities Homeless Coalition, teaching others how to do it creates a cost-effective and consistent solution for the under-served populations.
Stephanie Chylik has been living in the coalition's Cabins for Change temporary housing in Grover Beach for the past 6 months allowing her to get back on her feet and not go hungry.
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5Cities Homeless Coalition (5CHC) is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local fair housing laws, and will not discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, or any other specific classes protected by applicable laws. 5CHC will allow any reasonable accommodation or reasonable modification based upon a disability-related need. For more information on fair housing rights please visit https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/.
5Cities Homeless Coalition (5CHC) se compromete a cumplir con todas las leyes federales, estatales y locales de vivienda justa, y no discriminará a ninguna persona por su raza, color, religión, origen nacional, sexo, estado familiar, discapacidad o cualquier otro clases específicas protegidas por las leyes aplicables. 5CHC permitirá cualquier adaptación razonable o modificación razonable basada en una necesidad relacionada con la discapacidad.
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