Watching her son being driven away by Child Protective Services, Jamie was devastated. The only thing more important to her than whiskey was her son. Having him snatched from her opened Jamie’s eyes to what was truly important and triggered a motivation to clean up her life that couldn’t be stopped.

“Billy came from the clear blue sky and saved me from myself,” Jamie says of her three-year-old son. Ultimately, the worst time in her life turned out to be a blessing in disguise; Jamie realized that in order to get her son back, she needed to turn her life around.

Valerie Verdugo, a senior case manager at Rebele Family Shelter, knew Jamie’s mother when she was homeless and seeking help from Homeless Services Center, so it was only natural that having known Valerie for so long, Jamie felt a sense of accountability to her. Valerie’s patience and compassion gave Jamie the push she needed to find housing so that Billy could come home to her.

Jamie found that visualizing what she wanted her life to look like was great motivation; she would imagine her son sitting at the table eating his lunch, she would see focus in his eyes, a trait Jamie wants dearly for her son. “You have to visualize what you want. See yourself in a better situation. What do you want your soap to smell like? How do you want the floor to feel under your bare feet? What is on your bookshelf?” More than that, Jamie saw their future selves giving back, just like someone gave to them.

Jamie has returned to Rebele Family Shelter, this time as an intern, encouraging parents on their road to sobriety and shining as a beacon to those finding themselves homeless and scared. Having celebrated two years of sobriety in January, Jamie looks forward to what the future holds. Aside from being a loving and full-time mother, attending a recovery program daily, and her internship at RFS, Jamie studies human services at Cabrillo College and is interested in supporting women in recovery.

Jamie’s gratitude for a fresh start with her son is evident in everything she does; from filling up her car weekly with anybody that will attend a recovery program, to creating signs that serve as a reminder to just take it “One day at a time.” Rebele Family Shelter residents, volunteers, and staff alike are encouraged by the changes Jamie made in her life, which serve as a reminder that the work done at RFS truly changes lives. ■

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Homeward Bound

Gratitude is an action word: it’s not what you are, it’s something you do,” says Jamie, single mom and former resident of Rebele Family Shelter.

Our Mission The Homeless Services Center is dedicated

to the coordinated provision of services for

homeless persons. The goal of the Homeless

Services Center is to provide both emergency

and transitional services that will enable our

clients to achieve self-sufficiency.

Jamie, former resident of Rebele Family Shelter

A Brighter Future

"Lightening Dragon" as drawn by RFS resident Alyssa, Age 7

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Homeless Services CenterStAFF:Monica Martinez, M.P.A., Executive Director (Ext. 2103)Shelley McKittrick, Director of Programs (Ext. 3110)Alyssa Willett, Finance Manager (Ext. 2104)Jessica Abramson, Development Manager (Ext. 2101)Colleen Murphy, Operations Manager (Ext. 1104)Megan Carlson, Community Outreach Manager

(Ext. 1104)Shannon Miller, Executive Assistant (Ext. 1112)Mary Triulzi, Program Manager, Rebele Family Shelter

(Ext. 1103)Kris Younggren, Program Manager, Daytime Essential

Services Center (Ext. 4112)Sarah Peters, Program Manager, Page Smith

Community House (Ext. 3111)Valerie Verdugo, Senior Case Manager, Rebele Family

Shelter (Ext. 1105)Kris Edin, Case Manager, Page Smith Community

House (Ext. 3108)Jeff Goodyear, Housing Support Specialist (Ext. 4102)Tayler Paskal, Interim Volunteer Coordinator (Ext. 1102)

Board of DirectorsOFFiCeRS:Claudia Brown, PresidentMarsha Shanle, Vice President Katherine Beiers, SecretaryGloria Ploss, Treasurer

MeMbeRS:Antonio M.

AlarconJohn P. DietzFran GuerreroColin HerrickJim KingChris Rebele

Rowland RebeleTheresa SilveiraSibley SimonMark TrabingStuart TrippLucas WilleySally Williams

eMeRituS:Harriet DeckLinda FinchPhil GraubergerPaul LeeMike MariniDonna MaurilloPaul PfotenhauerRobert Yonts

Homeward Bound NewsletterEditor: Jessica AbramsonWriters: Megan Carlson, Shannon MillerDesigner: Marianne Wyllie, mwyllie@cruzio.com

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www.scshelter.org Email addresses: [first initial & last name] @scshelter.org

HSC Nondiscrimination PolicyThe Homeless Services Center does not discriminate against clients, volunteers, or employees who meet the eligibility guidelines for any Homeless Services Center programs.

If you think you have been discriminated against, please contact the Executive Director at 831.458.6020 (Ext. 2103).

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From the Executive Director

Today there is an important dialogue in our community about issues of homelessness and the related impacts

and responsibilities relating to those issues. Many of these conversations revolve around the perceived impact of homelessness on public safety, economic development, and open spaces. Those leading these conversations are sharing the message: Homelessness is a problem.There can be no disagreement with that truth.

In addition to the previously mentioned impact, homelessness is a costly public health issue. Someone experiencing chronic homelessness may access healthcare in the emergency room multiple times a month, stay in the hospital for days at a time, require dozens of ambulance

rides, and be contacted by a law enforcement officer multiple times a day. These unnecessary costs can add up to millions in public tax dollars for a single individ-ual. And even with these expensive interventions, someone experiencing chronic homelessness has a life expectancy of just 47 years.Homelessness is a problem.

While the community is searching for fixes, it is critically important that we all help each other focus on approaches that are proven to solve the problem. Luckily, those solutions are available and have been proven in many communities: We know that permanent supportive housing has been successful in decreasing chronic homelessness across the nation, so we have accelerated this process locally by championing the 180/180 Initiative (see more on page 7).

We know that providing a place of respite and recovery for a homeless individual upon discharge from the hospital can save millions in unnecessary healthcare costs, so we are opening the county’s first Recuperative Care Center in late 2013. We know that temporary family shelter, combined with an income savings plan, is successful in keeping families whole, and increasing future housing stability, which is why the Rebele Family Shelter has been successful in connecting over 500 homeless families with permanent housing since 2006.We also know what doesn’t work.

Most simply: We know that services do not cause homelessness, therefore reducing or eliminating services will not make homelessness go away. Rather, reducing ser-vices increases the likelihood of health-related expense to the community and can lead to an increased risk of early mortality for an already vulnerable population.We need to focus on solutions that are smart and have lasting results. In order to truly address the issue of homelessness, we must work together across sectors, ideologies and geographies to implement solutions that: 1. Address the root causes of the problems in addition to meeting immediate needs 2. Identify and adopt evidence-based policies, strategies and programs that are

cost-effective 3. Produce measurable results toward short- and long-term goals identified by all

sectors of the community 4. Ensure that all our community members are treated with equity, dignity and

respect.Homeless Services Center is committed to these principles. As the community dia-logue on homeless services continues, we hope you will stand with us in calling on our public officials to commit to the same principles. Together, we can improve our community and decrease homelessness at the same time.

Monica Martinez, Executive Director

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A Letter of Thanks

Dear Friends at Homeless Services Center,

Two months ago I found myself on the streets, without a home, and a friend told

me about your Winter Shelter at the Armory as the weather turned cold and I

had nowhere to go. Kris Younggren, the Program Manager of the Daytime Essential

Services Center at HSC helped me get my name on the waiting list for the Paul Lee

Loft emergency shelter and I, somewhat hesitantly, became a resident at the Loft.

I never thought of myself as a “homeless guy.” I was happily married and working

as a painting contractor until the housing market crashed a few years ago. Work

really slowed down and I couldn’t pay the mortgage on my house. The dream my

wife and I had of opening a Christian camp never came true. I was going to be the

builder and she was going to be the chef. I had always been a good provider and

I had really lost a lot so I became bitter — mad at myself and mad at the world.

After bankruptcy and a divorce, I tried staying with friends to regroup but fell into a

depression and started drinking too much.

At some point, I realized most of what I was upset about was just material

things. In my younger years, I had worked in a detox center for youth, so tried to

apply to myself what I used to impress on the teens — don’t be judgmental, be kind,

and be humble — stuff like that.

My time at Homeless Services Center helped re-focus my energy. I had a mission

to get on my feet again, give back to the people that helped me, and enjoy the beauty.

Homeless Services Center connected me to Veterans Affairs and to Shoreline

Workforce Development Services, which was right down the street. I created a

resume and kept on my mission to find a good job. HSC helped me obtain a few

hand-me-down shirts, a jacket, and a pair of pants, plus access to showers and a

washer/dryer.

After three interviews with New Leaf and a conversation with a couple of guys who

are also Veterans that I randomly ran into at the bus station, I all of the sudden

have this really great new job and a room to rent in Santa Cruz. I am thankful

every day for the beauty of the ocean, my job, and the help that got me out of a

situation so that I don’t have to be that “homeless guy” anymore.

I thought if you need more volunteers that I could come back to HSC and say:

‘Remember me? I did it. I kept strong and it wasn’t easy.’ It’s really hard, and it’s

not over yet but I thank God every day and I want to help others get through it if

they’re motivated and need a little help.

Sincerely,

Larry

I am thankful every day for the beauty of the ocean, my job, and the help that got me out of a situation so that I don’t have to be that ‘homeless guy’ anymore.”

We are privileged to thank our generous donors, without whom this important community work would not be possible. the following donors made monetary contributions between September 15, 2012 and February 28, 2013. if your name is missing and you made a donation during this time period, please accept our sincere apology. Please call the Development Office at 458-6020 ext. 2101, and we will be sure to include your name in our next newsletter.

Special Thanks to our Pillars of Support:

Gifts of $10,000+Bright Horizon FundDale O’Rourke TrustThe David & Lucile Packard

FoundationDignity HealthEsther Levandoski, the Toole Fund Rowland & Patricia Rebele Miles & Rosanne ReiterRichard & Mary Solari Charitable

TrustSunRidge Farms Carol & Steve Spragens

Gifts of $5,000 – $9,999Anonymous (2)Stephen & Leah BelairThe Episcopal Church

of St. John the Baptist Tim & Pam HumphreysTerry LaPorteMary & George Zimmerman

FoundationKelvin & Maria NesheimUnited Way of Santa Cruz CountyTom & Kristin Whitwam

Gifts of $1,000 – $4,999Ralph AlpertErnestine & Lowell AndersonAnonymous (3)Applewood Fund at Community

Foundation Santa Cruz CountySharon BarrettWilliam & Patricia BartonJack Baskin &

Peggy Downes-BaskinBenedum Family Charitable Trust Carol & Paul BermanRaoul & Celesta BirnbaumMary & Harry BlanchardJack Bradley & Cathy RichardsSue & Mike BrandyClaudia Brown & David Evans Vivian & Michael BrownJohn & Linda BurroughsBruce CanepaJay CapelaCartwright, Scruggs, Fulton &

WaltherCharles S. & Zena A. Scimeca

Charitable Fund at the Boston Foundation

Austin ComstockDonald & Diane Cooley

Dasher Technologies, Inc.Robert & Diana DeaconEckhardt Chandler Fund at

Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

Allyson & Robert EvansJ. Ronald & Jackie FisherDonald Foster, DDSGartner, Inc.Peter Gelblum &

Michele Estrin-GelblumPeter & Jean GergenJim & Catharine GillNancy & Herbert GreenfieldWilliam Haerle & Susan BradshawJoseph & Edyth HendersonPatti & Brian HermanHiram Lodge No. 11Carolyn HyattThe Ronald & Linda Israel FundMary James & George CookJoe and Chris David Kaun & Abigail Kaun Fund

at Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

Peter & Penelope KenezCharles & Jacque KessingerPaul & Charlene LeeNorman & Mary Kate LezinKevin Lohman & Natasha FlechsigMichael Matthews &

Erica DeGarmo Bruce & Penelope McGuireAmy & Kevin McKeeverKeith & Della McKenzieMt. Calvary Lutheran ChurchEdwin & Linda MusselwhiteGeorge NewellLinda & Bruce NicholsonHarvey & Judy NickelsonElizabeth & William NowickiPeter & Mary Ann OrrJoe & Gayle OrtizJoan OsborneGeorge Ow, Jr. &

Gail Michaelis-OwPedrazzini Private Charitable

FoundationPaul & Jean Pfotenhauer Porter Sesnon FoundationRita & Peter PrindleB. Austin & Roberta PruittAnn RamerBob & Edie RittenhouseRobert Stephens Nonendowed

Donor-Advised Fund at Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

Lloyd & Sue RobinsonJeff & Deborah RoismanPamela & Nello SantacroceCelia & Peter ScottMarsha B. Shanle Rosa & Roland Sharp

Sibley & Nina Simon Ruth SmithWoutje SwetsSystem Studies IncorporatedThe Sanctuary Fund at

Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

Jim ThompsonTrinity Presbyterian ChurchValley Churches UnitedDille - Walvis Charitable FundWells Fargo Bank Ohio FoundationTanya WendlingAshley Winn & Jane GradyDorothy WiseMark WoodsDavid Yule

Gifts of $500 – $999Marjorie AlbrightRon & Christine BarringtonBrady’s Yacht ClubGeoff & Patria BrownGerald & Terry ByrneJean Calvert Christine CareyTim Carl & Joan BosworthFred & Kate ChenChrist Lutheran ChurchGerald & Bonnie ChristensenCeil CirilloLin Florinda ColavinDorotha DavenportHarriet & John DeckJoan DelfinoMaggie DicksonMadeline FjelstadHarry FoxRobert & Kathleen GencoPaul & Maia GendreauGeorgiana Bruce Kirby

Preparatory SchoolHarley GoldbergJamie GoldsteinRobert GoldsteinMarc & Laura GrossmanFrances Guerrero &

Eugene Moriarty Frank HalaszCarl Haverl & Susanna BlackwellRobert JensenLa Selva Beach Community

ChurchSally LahayeLarse Farms/

Sweet Darling Sales, Inc.Eliza Linley & David RichardsonLynn Marcus-WynerVirginia & David McGuireMessiah Lutheran ChurchPeter & Betty MichelozziSheila & Jim MoserNicolas Moss

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CommunityJohn & Michelle RobinsonJudy & James RussellPeter & Jane SalmSanta Cruz Rotary FoundationWilliam & Barbara SchererThomas ShanleDieter & Jennifer SiegmundCosette ThalGerard & Barbara Van Hoven Tim & Linda WadleyJoseph WamplerRon & Linda WeaverYvonne Zannis

Gifts of $250 – $499Gifts of $250 – $499Lynne & Stan AbrahamAlbert AgrestiMichael & Toby AlexanderAnonymous (3)Chris ArranagaYong BaiJ & Kathleen BeckerLen BeyeaSteven & Mary Bignell Kenneth Bloome, MDBarry & Emma Jean BowmanMarvin & Marilyn BrennerChad BrownGary & Kay BrownKimmel & Julie Bryant-FudgeSusan & Peter CanepaDaniel CartagenaDarryl & Julie ChagiMary Jane & Gordon ChambersMargaret CollinsDiane CrawfordDouglass & Hannah Crocker Provost Faye CrosbyGenie Dee & Ronald MorinMichael & Nemesia DeveryCharles Eldridge,III, M.D. &

Sandra EldridgeLeah & Necdet ErezTom EvensonLinda & Patrick FinchRosaline FitzpatrickRenelde FlatteSylvia P. Forsyth

Maria Cecilia Freeman & Donald Larkin

Geolex, Inc.Robert Goff & Eleanor LittmanBeverly & Angelo GrovaHolly HoeksemaEdward & Kathleen HoweKent & Judith Marie ImaiCrossover Sound Waves

IncorporatedJury RoomM. Joshua KarterJane KeeffeWilliam Kelsay &

Claire BiancalanaBob & Aud KennedyJim & Sharon King Ann & Bert LaneDavid Lavorando & Rosa MontoyaCarolyn LeoneLinda Larkin Fund at Community

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MorrisetteAngela MariePeggy MarketelloTimothy McCormick &

Noel De GellekeTom & Hope McKinneyJacob & Hila MichaelsenDoug MichelsLarry MillsapJ. Casey MooreBill & Gail MowattNational Nine MotelLieu & Kim-DungRebecca NivenDonald & Irene OsterbrockMeredith O’Sullivan Wasson &

John-Keith WassonMartina & Will O’SullivanJohn PecoraroRock Pfotenhauer &

Linda WilshusenRichard & Robin PolseAnn Carney PomperAlan RichardsDorothy RubyCarole Rucker McPhersonRobert RudolphFlorence SchrempGP Schulz Donor Advised Fund at

Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

Eric ScoredosJames SedlacekPriscilla ShawStephen & Catherine ShenderKris Sidman-Gale &

Jacob SidmanPauline & Jay SiedenburgLance SimsSkyland Community Church

Lee SlaffMarshall & Karen SylvanVanessa Tollefson & Randy BevisJeffrey TuckerNick & Debra Van BruggenGrace & William VannerusJames & Pat WeberRobert & Bonda WhiteWilliam & Joanne WiggintonLloyd & Bonnie WilliamsSally Williams

Gifts of $100 – $249Gifts of $100 – $249Nancy AbbeyRonald Albright & Barbara ToddMark AlexanderRoger Anderson & Myrna BrittonLeslie & Richard AndrewsAnonymous (7)Ruth & Ernest AntoliniCarolyn AtkinsonSharon BanksJune & Steve Barber Barbara & Don BargiacchiJohn & Susan BarisoneCharles & Beverly BarnesLenora BarnettGlenn BartzElizabeth & Thomas BastaschLinda BeastonDavid Beck & Judy GonzalezBarbara Beerstein &

George BadgerKatherine Beiers Lawrence & Carole BirndorfPatricia & Sarah BlanchetteLaurel & Reverend Robert BlaneyFrank Blom & Denise NickersonDouglas & Mary BoltonDiane Bouchet & Richard RoullardPeter BoyceElisa BretonDiane Bridgeman, Ph.DRoberta BristolEnid & James BrockEva BronsonNeil & Eileen Brown Owen BrownDeborah BulgerGeorge & Megan BunchJessie Bunker-Maxwell Christine Bunting &

Richard WohlfeilerLisa BurgstromAnn & Peggy ButlerMeg & Pete CampbellPhillip & Katrina CarrWilliam CassillyClaire Castagna & Robert HatcherCarl & Anne Marie ChristensenJames Clifford & Judith AissenMadeleine ClydeRobert & Singne CoeElena Cohen

E. Tracy Cole & Jon JilesMary Jane & David CopeMyles & Pat CorcoranMargy CottleBarbara & Walter CraffordLinda & Tim CraigheadDorothy CreelyJames Crelan & Roberta ValdezJoseph CulverAlbert & Linda Da ValleKaren DarocyTony Dean & Donna MurrayLucille Des JardinsBrigitte DesouchesMary & Mark DettleMillie DibonaJohn Dietz Margaret DilferDivinitree Yoga & Arts Studio LifeDiane & Richard DoubravaSusan DouglassTeresa & Roger DouglassAllan & Margaret DowJoshua DrewsJ. David & Jo Anne DuncanGladys DunlapJoan & Bill DunnYolanda & Chris DybdahlKenneth & Kathleen EscobarJennifer EskenaziRobert John Fernando &

Thamara KaushaleeVincent & Diane FerraiuoloCarolyn FetlerNancy FitchChristina FloydLawrence FordRobert & Mary Ann FransonLesley FranzJoan & William FriedlandDebra & Larry GableKaitilin GaffneyMarta GainesRobin GaitherRobert & Mary GaronGareth & Julie GillRobert GouletGreat Clips For HairRichard Griffith &

Margaret PerhamKeith Gudger & Karen ScottWinifred & John GuthrieJan Davis-HadleyCF & Linda HallPenny Hanna & Slim HeilpernHanson Family PartnershipHarry HansonJoan HarbisonIan HardcastleStephanie HarlanRosalind & Harold HastingsBonny HawleyDebra HeavensHoward Heevner

Edelgard HeineBill HeissGeorge & Patricia HendersonRebecca & Jack Hess HermanRosalyn & Donald HilbertSusan HillyardMargo HoberNancy & Robert HolleranHomeless Garden ProjectIngrid & Dennis HostetterJohn & Karen HuffmanGeorge & Susan HurleyMichael & Greta HutchisonLuis & Charlotte IcazaMary Ellen IronsStephen Jacobs & Maxine HowardBonita JohnGertie JohnsonGlenn JohnsonDavid & Martha JonesJean JotJourneyworks PublishingJoseph JurneckaElaine & Franklin KamianJanette KarwinJeanette & Klaus KatzlbergerRich Keith &

Donna Reyerson-KeithWilliam & Adriana KellDavid KibrickRobert & Michele KibrickElaine Kihara & David SweetThomas & Adele KimpleWendy King & Joel IsaacsonBetsy KnepperRobert & Rosalie KraftRussell KrebsRobert & Patricia KressDon Lane & Mary Howe Glen Langdon, Jr. &

Marion LangdonMary & Steven LarsonArnold LeffThomas & Sandy LehmkuhlJoel Leivick & Terry HoganVal Leoffler & Doug HellingerFlorence & Keith LesarMorton & Elaine LevineDianna LigonDaniel Linger &

Mary Lynn SimonsRabbi Richard Litvak &

Nancy Statman LitvakLucy LogsdonBenjamin & Ilse LopesRodney & Rachel LoweJoan LukanJohn & Claude MaddenLinda MallochSusan & Marc MangelJohn S MartelJoan MartinLaura & Sajid Martin

Audrey & Joel MartinezJudith & Charles Martin-HoytMichael MasonJudith MastersMelanie MayerRichard & Claire Mc AdamsLeah McKinRebecca McNivenMary Michael McTeague &

Craig WilsonMichael & Joan MellonMichael MerrithewHarold & Margaret MerrittKathryn MetzJeremy MilbankJoel & Christina MillerKathleen MillikinDean & Charlene MimmackNada & Dave MisunasJennifer & Arch MottMarin MullerFrank MullinBarbara MurrayThomas & Emily NawalinskiJackie & John NelsonHarvey & Kathleen NewmanHenry B. Niles, IIILarry & Carolyn OlsenJane Orbuch & Bryan LockelRobert OrrizziRonald Parrish Ana Maria Pena & Iraj HakimelahyDavid Perie &

Celeste Faraola PerieElizabeth & Thomas PhairGloria & Norman Ploss Lilly Ann PopkenGordon & Teresa PusserMary RatcliffGreg ReethMarcia & Robert RiderJohn RobertsEarl & Joan RosebraughWolfgang Rosenberg &

Norma DelgaudioDiane RussellJohn Ryan Nosrat SamadiBeverly & Jack SamuelsonKaren SanguinettiWilliam & Susan SchlickHerb & Grace SchmidtPaul SchmidtMary SelbyDavida SeligerSean SemanLynette SevillaSusan ShaneGeraldine & Frank ShelleyNikki SilvaEli Silver & Martha Ellis JordanNirvikar Singh & Inderjit KaurChristine Sippl

Linda SiroisSusan Bertken SlingerAnthony & Debra SlossJeffrey SmedbergRodney & Carolyn SmithMarcus SmolanovichJames & Linda SnookAlexandra Joyet SnyderPeter & Mary Lou SorensenElke & John SpiresPeter Spofford & Lou Ann LinfordJack & Mary StagnaroShirley StewartL. StorerPatricia & Niels SundermeyerAine SweeneyCatherine SweeneyTerry TeitelbaumDale ThurstonFred & Jan TomlinsonVeronica TonayCarol & James ToneyWally & Lois TrabingLeslie TremaineBeth & Troy Trenchard Michael & Katherine TrentTrinity Lutheran ChurchDennis & Jane UyematsuPapaya Van Dyke & Mark

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Gifts of $1 – $99Gifts of $1 – $99DNA & Jessica Abramson Craig AndersonOscar AndradeKathleen AndrewsAnonymous (10)Arthur AntonVelma ArlidgeRobin & Neal Aronson

Bruce Ashley & Mary KayCharles AtkinsonLorraine AzevedoMary Sue Babb & Jessica SharpLisa BabbitzJames BakerPatricia BaltusJoseph & Jeanne BarilatiWendy BaronNicholas & Lenora BarthelMary BartonMary Blair Bashford & Brian HillLinda & Robert BatesAshwin & Shanta BatishRonald & Vickie BeckJeanne E BellNan & Elsie BeltramHayne BendickValerie BengalJulie & Thomas BeplerSusan & John BeranSalvatore & Constance BertucaDavid & Dorothy BlankSafiya BonaventuraNina BouleyMaryellen BoyleSally BrennanCharlotte & Dale BridenbaughRoberta BrombergerMarian & Kyle BrownJanet BumgarnerTed Burke & Julie ScurfieldPatricia BurnsClifford & Alice BusenhartWilma & Charles CaldwellCandace CalsoyasLouis & Nancy CalvisiTed & Joan CarlLois & Norman CarleCatherine Carlstroem &

Francis GravierAnthony CarneyPeter & Helen CarrDede CarrollCynthia Chace & Marc BlumbergLeon & Jeanne ChaikinDiane ChaneyMark ChetkovichConstance Chin &

Magdalena ZschokkeWilliam ClarkHazel ClevelandSteve CogliatiEugene & Kay ColemanCindy ConvisserDon CoolmanLinda CopelandMichael & Marlene CorderMarie CoyleJoseph & Nancy CraigSusan CrovoBud & Martina CummingsSusan & Joseph Curtis

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Smart Solutions to Homelessness

180/180 UpdateHomeless Services Center is a champion of 180/180, our community-wide effort to house 180 of the most vulnerable chronically homeless men and women by July 2014. Here is an update as of March 20, 2013:

Housed = 27Surveyed = 521Vulnerable = 301Volunteers = 100+ Community Agencies involved: 50

Additionally, 180/180 is the proud recipient of the 2012 award through the Good Times Community Fund at CFSCC and the 2013 United Way Advocate Organization of the Year Award

To get involved, check out www.180SantaCruz.org

It Is often saId that great bIg thIngs happen when people get together. On December 1, 2012, a great big thing did happen in Santa Cruz when over 250 people gathered at Cabrillo College to discuss the

challenging topic of homelessness. Called the Smart Solutions to Homelessness Summit, Santa Cruz County residents from diverse backgrounds — faith-based, local government entities, law enforcement, business leaders, social service providers, as well as people experiencing homeless-ness — congregated to learn about homelessness and its impacts on our community. This summit was a far cry from simply an infor-mation session on homelessness. Instead, the day offered a starting point for what has become a larger community engagement with issues surrounding homelessness. Com-munity members have been chal-lenged to think thoroughly about homelessness and, most impor-tantly, have been asked to act and adopt concrete, evidence-based solutions to prevent and end chronic homelessness.

Speakers at the summit, includ-ing Don Lane, Monica Martinez, Christine Sippl, and Mary Lou Goeke, shared statistics about peo-ple experiencing homelessness and a video featured people’s personal experience with homelessness and how it has affected their lives. The keynote speaker, Jerry Neuman, a Los Angeles-based attorney and the chair of the Los Angeles

Business Leaders Task Force on Homelessness, addressed the issues and highlighted the cost-saving benefits associ-ated with permanent supportive housing while offering insight into how other communities have embraced this model.

Throughout the day, small group participation allowed for grounded interaction and engagement with others. Ideas were shared between summit participants during

break-out sessions when people were asked various questions to promote thoughtful dialogue. Feed-back and personal commitment forms were filled out in order to provide tangible action steps fol-lowing the summit.

The objective of the summit was clear: create a community-wide understanding and response to homelessness with an emphasis on action. This goal was achieved when 250 participants of the sum-mit moved from passive attendees to active participants by commit-ting to ongoing, cohesive efforts to address homelessness. Since the summit, a leadership council has been created in order to implement the ideas from the Smart Solutions Summit. It is through this type of social learning and interaction that we as a community gain practical knowledge of how to solve our most

pressing problems. Indeed, great things are happening when we as a Santa Cruz community come together. ■

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Community members have been asked to act and adopt

concrete, evidence-based solutions to prevent and end

chronic homelessness.

A glimpse of the 250+ attendees as captured by photographer Michael Curry

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Let’s Get Acquainted! If you haven’t visited the HSC Campus yet, here is your virtual tour. For a hands-on, real-life tour, call 458-6020 x2101 to make an appointment.

Homeless Services Center Campus Map

“ I’ve grown leaps and bounds in the last year. Living at Page Smith has allowed me to pursue coursework in EMT training. It’s still not easy living here in a shared space, with work and school, but it’s a heck of a lot better than outside.” ~PSCH Resident Dave G.

Did you know the volunteer-run computer lab at Hsc Empowerment center is open five days a week to help participants with job and housing searches?

Daytime Essential services center is where homeless individuals first get connected to Hsc staff and services that will empower them to achieve self-sufficiency.

“ I believe I was put here for service, and every day that I give of myself, I feel enriched in spirit. Right now, I’m glowing,” says HSC Housing Specialist Charles Bronner working with a participant on a housing application.

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Did you know there are 55 children under the age of 15-years old presently living at rebele Family shelter, a six-month emergency shelter for families with children ages 0 – 18?

Homeless persons Health project is a collaborative partner of Hsc’s upcoming recuperative care center, set to break ground in 2013 with 12 beds and on-site medical care for homeless patients being discharged from local hospitals.

river street shelter is operated by santa cruz community counseling center on the same campus as Hsc and provides a 32-bed emergency shelter for homeless men and women beginning or continuing the process of rebuilding their lives, maintaining sobriety, and re-connecting with the community.

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Gifts of $1 – $99 cont’d.Wallace DaleNancy DamsenCharles & Grace DanielTeresa DarlingSherrie De WittDouglas & Diane DeaverEdward & Katherine DeutschmanMarlene DianeRonald DillehayLisa & J. DillesMary & Jim Doherty Eileen DonnellyJim & Barbara DugganPatty DurkeeBeth DyerAllan DysonRobert & Anne EasleySharon & Charles EasterlySteven Charles EdwardsHelen EidemillerJoannie EngelhardtGrant EricksonLarry & Elizabeth ErnstRobbie EvansJudy & Stephen EverettVirginia Ezell & Ronald BinghamDavid Fagan & Amalia DeckDavid Fairchild & Clea KoreMahmoud & Mary FarahbakhshSandra FarrellFarnaz Fatemi & Paul Skenazy Kathy & Bill FindleyJerry & Jan FinneyKorrine & Terry FitzDiana King Fleming &

Kellogg Fleming

Linda & Stephen FoltzJudith Fried & Robert ScowcroftCharles & Virginia FritzCarol & Robert FurgursonMarjorie GainesThe Garden CompanySylvia Gerbl & Betsey BlakeMary GeyerDan & Lee GilbertBernice & William GiussiSusan & Alan GoldsteinGoodSearchAndria GordonJean GrabostNancy GraffJane GregoriusKaren GroppiDiane & Howard GrunesAnna GuagniniDiane GunterJoseph & Mary HammerStanley & Joan HanusiakRob & Loretta HardestyMeg & Don HarlorRobert HarrisonChiu Ming HayAukjen HerrickNita HertelPatricia HerzogKathryn HetDiane & John HickokLou & Joanna HildebrandtChuck & Kathleen HilgerMary HinchliffVera HopeShirin HostetterG.H. & Elizabeth Hoxie

Jaxson HuckleBonnie & Daniel HudsonLilli HunterJoni Marie Hyerle & Gary MilburnSidney IrvingShirley & Martin JacksonAnne JacquesC.L. Jernstrom, M.D.Jack & Judith JohnsonMichael KaneS. Paul & Nancy KashapDiane KayeCarol KentStephen Kessler &

Daniela HurezanuKidz Backpack ProjectEdward KleinJoan KloehnNancy KrantzMichael & Carol LaflinJeanne Lance & David FlemingGladys Jeannie & Stephen LandLois LansingPaul Lapidus & Lindasue MarshallDon LeathermanJohn LeihWilliam LelandRobley LevyBenjamin & Lisa LewisCharlotte LewisJohn LingemannPatty & Albert LocatelliSteve LustgardenJonathan & Suzanne MaceSuzette MacmillenSheila MaloneMartha Mangan

Cathleen & Victor ManoviJacalin MarcheseMarcia MargolinBaldo & Kristen MarinovicGordon & Joann MartinMelissa MatlowMary Jo MayPaula MaziarMadelyn McCaulDon & Yvonne McClishLaury McInerneyPhilip McManus &

Betsy FairbanksCarol McQuillinDonaldine McRaeMarianne MejiaDonna MekisCatherine & John MelendyMike MelvilleLisa Metelman & Mark AlvisN. Leanne MeyerAndy Miller & Sybil HudsonNancy MillslagleJoan MockLouise MockusHelene MoglenDeborah MolinaRobert & Elaine Monaco Phillip & Linda MonkSenator Bill Monning &

Dr. Dana KentGilbert & Gayle MontalvoGordon & Betty Moore FoundationJohn & Julie MorleyRichard & Cindy MorleyEileen MorrisseyJames Mulherin

Our Donors

HSC provides high quality, compassionate, professional services to people who have nowhere else to turn. They help them get their lives back on track to become productive, self-sufficient members of society. For homeless families with small children, they provide a safe and nurturing environment so the parents can focus on job search and finding permanent housing while the children are loved and cared for by kind volunteers and staff.”

~Mary Lou Goeke Executive Director,

United Way of Santa Cruz County

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Robert & Catherine MurphyGeorge & Cecilia MyersJudith NettlesChristine & Steve O’DonnellJohanne OffenAnn OgleKathryn & Phillip OlivierPhilip & Martha OnetoCathy OsterJeremy PageCharles & Alison ParhamSharon ParkerLora & Keith ParkhurstAnil & Minaxi PatelGary & Marilyn PattonChris Perrin & Russ JordanBruce PetersonPat PimentelAnn PinkhamMarian PlantRonald Pomerantz &

Jane Weed-PomerantzMichael & Rosemarie Pozzi Thomas Purdy & Elizabeth

Gentholts-PurdyMichael PustelnikSuzanne RainsEnrico Ramirez-Ruiz &

Kristin TruseRon & Heather RasmussenCraig ReinarmanAlbert RiceMaureen & Al RichardWilliam & Pamela RichterJerry & Joann RinckCarol RobertsonLois RobinRenee Robison &

Thomas WaggonerHelen Elizabeth Roeth Dorothy & Hilding RonningHans & Eleanor RosenastMary RossNicholas & Ruth RoyalSophie RussellColleen RutledgeHasanna & Dane RyanJoshua Salesin &

Claire SchneebergerLynn SandersSanta Cruz Institute #95 YLIAlan Savat & Gene SmithHolly & Mark SchipperPriscilla SchleichThomas & Brenda SchmidaJane & Victor SchymeinskyDougald Scott &

Virginia Morgan ScottSusan Seaburg & Judith AllenSarah & Leon SerafimDamon ShanlePatricia Shea & Maria ZamudioLorna & M. & N. ShearerJohnny Simmons

Diane SintichKen & Bertine SlosbergKirstin SmithMargaret SmithPeg SmithTherese SmithJeffrey & Dora SolinasGreg & Tangie SolowClaire SommargrenAmira & Bill SpendloveRobert Stayton & Mary TsalisLois SteinbergPhyllis Stevens & Christy HagueRuth & Raf StrudleySusan StuartCecilia SundenNancy TalleyBetty TambelliniPenny TaylorPatricia ThomasonJessie ThompsonWayne & Barbara TierneyDan & Trina ToussaintEstelle & D.M. TurnerRuth Updegraff & Mark HamerslyAndrea Van De LooCarol VanausdalSteve & Carri WagnerChris Waldear Michael WalkerBill & Patricia WarmerdamMichael & Anne WatkinsLynda WatsonMareisa Weil Peter WeissKathy & Barry Welch Terence WelchKenny WelcherWest Marine Products Inc.Shanna & Chris Wheelock-

CrittendenHaig & Sienna WhiteAlice WilkersonStanley & M. Joan WilliamsRenee Winter & Paul RothJennifer Yeaney & William LambSue & Darrell YeaneyJane YettSophia YoungJan & Margaret YsselsteinCheryl & William ZachmeierSuzanne Ziegler

united Wayunited WayRebele Family Shelter is honored to be a Partner Program of the United Way of Santa Cruz County. Thank you to these donors who give to HSC through the United Way: DNA & Jessica Abramson Anonymous Megan Carlson

Ken ColeMark DettleJohn Forte Robert Gascoyne Monica Martinez &

Jennifer Mikkelson Shelley McKittrick Shannon Miller Christopher Monteith Colleen Murphy &

Monica Grant Stephen Nelson Jeanne O’GradyTayler Paskal Kathy Pennell Gary ProchazkaDavid Scalcini Christine SipplLiudmila Zimina

Good times FundGood times FundThank you to these donors who contributed to HSC through the Good Times Fund at Community Foundation Santa Cruz County during the 2012 – 2013 holiday drive.AnonymousCraig ArnoldStephen BelmontJanet BerryPaul & Mindi BroughtonDonna CercelRaymond & Marcia CharlandJanice CockrenCarolyn & Curt ColemanJosie & Charles CowdenPatricia Damron & Ben HarmonSylvia DiamicoSharon DirnbergerKimberly EastKimberly FermKorrine & Terry FitzSteven & Maryane GabayMichael GrallJoseph & Edyth HendersonPatricia HendersonChristie HogelandJoyce Carey LeClairJudith MarksGinger & Matt McNallyAlice MestemacherJeff MitchellRichard & Cindy MorleyBill & Gail MowattBetsy NeavesDale OwenJenny PanettaIra & Kate PohlSusan RenisonMarilyn RobertsonRobbia Rohac & Steven HerbertScott & Jasmine Roseman

Michael & Rosemary SarkaKris Sidman-Gale &

Jacob SidmanSilkeMaren Sinclair-HurnRon SlackMeris WaltonRoger WillenborgPatricia & Brian WoodNicole & Evan Yeaman YoungBrian & Michelle ZucchiStephen Zunes & Nanlouise Wolfe

in-Kind Donations: in-Kind Donations: 491 Donors491 Donors

Special thanks to the hundreds of individuals, local businesses, churches, and community groups who donate in-kind goods such as food, clothes, household items, and hygiene products — as well as the individuals and groups leading art and music sessions, empowerment workshops, bingo night, and the many labors of love to maintain and improve the HSC campus.

Weekly/Monthly Food Weekly/Monthly Food PartnersPartners

Dennis Adams, Acts of Love Foundation

Dan Burns, Feed the Spirit Gayle’s Bakery & RosticceriaRobert GrahamGrey BearsPacific Cookie CompanySecond HarvestTrader Joe’s UCSC Farm Bob & Bonda White and

the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist

Public Sector FundingPublic Sector FundingCalifornia Dept. of Housing &

Community DevelopmentCity of CapitolaCity of Santa CruzCity of Scotts ValleyCounty of Santa CruzU.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban

Development

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Thank you to these donors who gave a gift to HSC in honor or memory of a loved one.

HSC Signature FundraiSerS

Our Donors

Mark Your Calendars…Feed Your PHilantHroPY

Dine at Denny’s Dine at Denny’s 15% donation to HSCFirst Thursday of every month 4 – 10pm 4/4/20135/2/20136/6/20131515 Ocean St, Santa Cruz

Hula’s Mahalo Mondays Hula’s Mahalo Mondays 10% donation to HSC Every Monday in June 4:30pm – closing6/3/20136/10/20136/17/20136/24/2013221 Cathcart St., Downtown Santa Cruzwww.hulastiki.com

Mountain Mike’s Free PizzaMountain Mike’s Free PizzaGet your coupon book valued at $325 worth of savings, including free pizzas, for only $20 and HSC receives 100% of the profits; coupon books available at the Family Shelter or by calling 458-6020 x1112.

oPPortunitieS to Serve

Volunteer at Project Homeless Project Homeless Connect,Connect, a collaborative health and human services event that provides on-the-spot care and referrals for individuals experiencing homelessness. Tuesday, April 9Santa Cruz Civic Auditoriumwww.phc-santacruz.org

Serve a meal, work the front desk, provide administrative and maintenance support, teach a class, or help with fundraising to support the mission of Homeless Services Homeless Services CenterCenter.. Weekly tours and volunteer orientations at HSC. Ongoing115-B Coral St.volunteers@scshelter.org

The 14th Annual Soupline 14th Annual Soupline Supper & Auction,Supper & Auction, a benefit for HSC, includes soup tastings from over 30 restaurants, bread, dessert, a live jazz duo, an overview of HSC programs, and a silent auction.Thursday, April 25Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruzwww.souplinesupper.wordpress.com

Join Rebele Family Shelter for the 6th Annual Golf 6th Annual Golf Tournament.Tournament. Sponsor a hole, join as a golfer or marathon golfer. Stay tuned or call 458-6020 x2101 for more info.Friday, October 4DeLaveaga Golf Course

CommunitY SPirit

Join HSC at Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Derby Girls’Derby Girls’ bout #2 in the new stadium and cheer on the Harbor Hellcats in their support of the Rebele Family Shelter, the featured nonprofit.Saturday, April 20Kaiser Permanente Arena, Santa Cruzwww.santacruzderbygirls.org

CommunitY SPirit—cont’d.

Human RaceHuman RaceBe a “Champion for Children” and walk for the Rebele Family Shelter in the Human Race. Join HSC’s team or form your own and gather pledges to support the 55 children currently residing at the shelter.Saturday, May 11www.humanracesc.org

Music in MayMusic in MayProfessional violinist Rebecca Jackson selected HSC to benefit from this annual chamber music festival; HSC has a block of tickets for sale by calling 458-6020 x1112.Friday, May 17 Saturday, May 18www.musicinmay.org

Trio Volare Trio Volare Join Polly Malan and her string trio at a chamber music concert to benefit Rebele Family Shelter at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in Aptos. Sunday, May 26 at 2pm pmalan@earthlink.net

Anonymous (11)Arthur AntonPatricia BaltusLinda BeastonPatricia & Sarah BlanchetteLaurel & Rev. Robert BlaneyMaryellen BoyleRoberta BristolEnid & James BrockChad BrownGary L & Kay BrownMarian & Kyle BrownChristine CareyDaniel CartagenaE. Tracy Cole & Jon JilesDasher Technologies, Inc.Sherrie De WittGenie Dee & Ronald R MorinGladys DunlapJennifer Eskenazi

Robbie EvansJan & Jerry FinneyLawrence FordMaria Cecilia Freeman &

Donald K LarkinMarjorie GainesRobin GaitherRichard Griffith &

Margaret PerhamKaren GroppiDebra HeavensRosalyn & Donald HilbertMargo HoberIngrid & Dennis HostetterShirin HostetterG.H. & Elizabeth F. HoxieKent & Judith Marie ImaiSidney IrvingThamara Kaushalee &

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Charles L & Jacque KessingerJeanne Lance & David FlemingAnn & Bert LaneWilliam LelandFlorence & Keith LesarLisa & Benjamin LewisEliza Linley & David RichardsonRabbi Richard Litvak &

Nancy Statman LitvakCathleen & Victor ManoviLynn Marcus-WynerPeggy MarketelloCarol McQuillinJeremy MilbankSenator Bill Monning &

Dr. Dana KentJudith NettlesCharles W & Alison D ParhamAna Pena & Iraj HakimelahyCraig ReinarmanJerry & Joann Rinck

Michelle & John RobinsonPeter & Jane SalmKaren SanguinettiJane & Victor SchymeinskyDamon ShanleKris Sidman-Gale & Jacob SidmanJohnny S SimmonsRuth SmithMarcus SmolanovichJeffrey & Dora SolinasPeter Spofford & Lou Ann LinfordThe Marie Spong TrustPhyllis Stevens & Christy HagueRuth & Raf H StrudleyLeslie TremaineGrace & William VannerusEllen WagmanChris & Shanna Wheelock-

CrittendenSophia Young

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14th Annual Soupline Supper Event Sponsors

We believe in using our resources to help people who are disadvantaged. We support the Rebele Family Shelter because we care about what happens to people and want them to know they’re not lost. We believe everyone should have a place to sleep, a decent meal, and hope for the future.”

~Mary Solari

tureen $10,000 +Rowland & Pat Rebele

Soup bowl $1,000 – $9,999Julie & Peter BeckmannGood TimesPatti & Brian HermanDavid KaunTerry LaPorteEsther Levandoski, Toole Fund George Ow & Gail Michaelis-OwSanta Cruz SentinelSibley & Nina SimonSystem Studies Team Giving

Soup bone $500 – $999Harry & Mary BlanchardMichael BrandyCanepa DesignCowell College, UCSCErica Crawford Robert & Diana Deacon John P Dietz Fred KeeleyLa Selva Beach Community

ChurchNorman & Mary Kate Lezin

Cathy MillerHarvey J. & Judy Y. NickelsonSanta Cruz County BankRichard & Jill WilsonYvonne Zannis & Demian

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Ladle $250 – $499Geoff & Judy AlexanderAnonymousSteven & Mary BignellBranciforte Auto RepairElisa BretonThe Flower GardenWill & Catherine ForestEloise Graham Fran Guerrero & Gene MoriartyBernie IssenmanJeanette & Klaus KatzlbergerJeffree Lee Estate Planning &

Financial Services since 1978Dave & Virginia McGuireDania MossNoNetteIrene OsterbrockPalo Alto Medical Foundation

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Lloyd & Sue RobinsonSEIU Local 521Marsha ShanleRosa & Roland Sharp

baguette $150 – $249Carol AvenmargMyrna Britton & Roger AndersonFamily of Duane BurnsSusan & Peter CanepaJanice CockrenJ. David & Jo Anne DuncanLesley FranzMarsha Frederick & Bill LenthJacquy GriffithLou & Joanna HildebrandtMichael & Mary-Nona HudsonTom & Sandy LehmkuhlCarolyn Leone & Robert LeveringAndrew & Patricia PoulosRoyce ScherfSchooner RealtyJack & Mary StagnaroDr. Aine SweeneyTerry TeitelbaumZunes-Wolfe Family

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Wings Like Eagles A ministry of Community Covenant Church, Wings is a group that meets monthly to extend the mission of Homeless Services Center, the 180/180 Initiative and Project Homeless Connect.

Having to say “goodbye and good luck” to their new homeless friends after the first annual Project Homeless Connect in 2010, this feeling prompted the idea to form a startup ministry at Community Covenant Church in Scotts Valley. Now, throughout the year, over a dozen volunteers from the church each pair up with one homeless participant at a time to help them navigate through the maze of services available and help them find housing.

Members of Wings have found the best way to advocate for a homeless participant is as simple as caring. Steady, unconditional emotional support instills confidence and ultimately shows participants they can, indeed, succeed on their own. Within the framework of 180/180 and the Vulnerability Index — Santa Cruz County’s grassroots initiative based on a national “housing first” model proven to save lives and public resources — one volunteer’s encouragement can make all the difference in helping a chronically homeless person make a 180 degree change in their life.

Members from the Wings group will be guiding volunteers at Project Homeless Connect and have offered to mentor those who would like to extend their volunteer service beyond the one-day Project Homeless Connect. Please contact mcarlson@scshelter.org to learn more about how you too can become a Housing Navigator. ■

big Mac, a formerly homeless man helped by Wings

Community Covenant Church, Scotts valley

ST JOHN’S PHOTO Forthcoming

The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist supports hands-on par-ticipation by parishioners in projects and endeavors that make a positive difference in our community. Parish-ioners collect and distribute food on a monthly basis for people living in HSC’s Page Smith Community House (PSCH). Hand-made blankets and hats are given to warm the heads and hearts of men, women, and children in need. In addition, St. John’s raised funds to help build the Rebele Fam-ily Shelter, and furnished two of the family apartments. Furthermore, what began over 50 years ago by the women of the church to raise money for a new carpet, St. John’s Helpful Shop has grown to be a vital part of the church’s outreach program.

Located in Capitola Village, “The Shop” sells quality, gently used cloth-ing and household items and gives the proceeds to local charitable organi-zations. HSC was recently awarded a two-fold grant from The Shop to enhance the church’s current level of giving (much needed warmth and sus-tenance to people who are cold and hungry) by supporting HSC programs that provide a pathway out of home-lessness.

St. John’s granted $5,000 to HSC earlier this year to help build the upcoming Recuperative Care Center (RCC), a 12-bed outpatient facility for homeless patients being discharged from local hospitals. While at the RCC, participants are connected to

From Hats to Homes: Putting Faith Into Action

Spotlight on Local Churches Helping to End Homelessness

Lesley, a St. John’s volunteer at the Helpful Shop in Capitola village

Pastor Stan Abraham, Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church

When asked why he and his congregation have been steadfast advocates for homeless men and women for many years, Pastor Stan Abraham of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church says, “It’s a response to the Gospel. It’s God’s grace. We’re able to help, and they’re a blessing to us; it works both ways.”

Ten years ago, when Pastor Abraham first allowed a few homeless men and women to stay on church property, the congregation wondered why don’t they just go out and get a job like everyone else? But they soon realized a lot of chronically ill and long-time homeless people are not really able to do that on their own. After giving them transitional housing support and then connecting them to resources to help stabilize them and pave the way to permanent housing—such as jobs, dental care, gas money to relocate — and in the case of Mt. Calvary, a solid foundation of faith, hope, and love—they were really able to help some chronically homeless individuals turn their lives around.

“Giving someone an address — if they don’t feel like they have to fight the system, to defend themselves, always on the look-out for food and shelter — Larry, for example, immediately went out and got a driver’s license, auto insurance, started working legitimately, and saving his resources to get his family on a better path.” (They’re now living out of state on a farm and his daughter is learning to play the flute in her high school band.)

When asked why others should support the mission of Homeless Services Center, Pastor Abraham encourages, “It’s really not much in terms of the larger picture, but in these people’s lives, it’s huge.”

HSC is on a mission to end homelessness, one person at a time. We are grateful to the numerous churches who have provided food and temporary shelter for many years — and we are proud to be a part of extending this work to focus on permanent housing solutions for those in need. ■

a housing specialist with the goal of transitioning them into PSCH or permanent supportive housing. Volunteers work alongside trained case managers to ensure the participants are connected to all the resources they need.

One of the keys to HSC participants’ success is the Client Assistance Fund, to which St. John’s granted an additional $2,000 earlier this year. PSCH has used the grant frequently to obtain vital documents for resi-dents eligible for the 180/180 prioritized Section 8 Housing Vouchers. HSC’s Program Manager Sarah Peters says, “Having the grant available to provide our participants with birth certificates is absolutely critical to moving through the process of getting people in houses. Recently, we were able to help a man — someone who has multiple sclerosis, uses a wheelchair, and has been homeless for five years — to obtain a birth cer-tificate. We were then able to finish his Housing Authority application and he is well into the process of receiving his voucher and soon to have a ‘forever home’.” ■

When a House of God Becomes a Home

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HSC is on a mission to end homelessness, one person at a time. We are grateful to the numerous churches who have provided food and temporary shelter for many years — and we are proud to be a part of extending this work to focus on permanent housing solutions for those in need.

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Homeward Bound Our Mission The Homeless Services Center is dedicated to the coordinated provision of services for homeless persons. The goal of the Homeless Services Center is to provide both emergency and transitional services that will enable our clients to achieve self-sufficiency.

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See page 13 inside for the names of those supporters who made this event possible! Sponsor the event and you will be recognized in news print media and signage at the event. Please call 458-6020 ext.2101 or donate online at www.scshelter.org

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