Hello All, As the nights turn colder and COVID-19 cases spike in our State, we dream of 2021 when Housing First Village will provide a safe and stable home for some of our most vulnerable neighbors. Our team and partners are busy working on all aspects of the Village, from the supportive housing program to the details of our site design. Last week we welcomed members of the HRDC Board of Directors and HRDC Staff to walk through the site. Although there is not much to look at just yet, if seeing the future site would be valuable to any of you, I would be happy to arrange a time to meet for a walkthrough. Please reply to this email, and if there is enough interest, I will coordinate an evening. THANK YOU to everyone who joined and engaged in our recent panel discussion on Homelessness and Permanent Supportive Housing!You can listen to the recorded conversation with our experts from the Urban Institute, Corporation for Supportive Housing, and HRDC —click here and use the passcode: 0f+0RvZ7 If you are interested in more examples of how Supportive Housing works in other communities, please check out this recent research of UCSF, Study Finds Permanent Supportive Housing is Effective for Highest Risk Chronically Homeless People. Best, Lila Fleishman |