Men who have had trouble getting their lives on track meet up in a classroom at the Poverello House with pen and paper, taking notes that will help them make better financial decisions. Handling money is just one part of Poverello's year-long men's rehab program, which includes six months...
Fresno Homeless Housing Conversion a Model for the State, Mayor Says
With new amenities that include a community green space, pool, BBQs, laundry facilities, a business center, a gated entry, and 24-hour security, the site of the old 'Smuggler's Inn' is unrecognizable — in a good way. 'The remodel of these units, turning them into a place where a family, an individual...
Merced Cleans Up Homeless Camp as LA Considers Ban on Camping (Again)
Dumpsters, garbage trucks, and teams of people from the city of Merced were out Wednesday cleaning up a homeless encampment along the Union Pacific Railroad tracks near Childs Avenue and Highway 99. The city said they needed to take action after numerous public complaints about garbage and unsanitary conditions. The...
Fresno Area Officials Set to Acquire Hotel Rooms for Homeless COVID-19 Cases
In a late afternoon news conference Wednesday, Fresno city and county officials stood shoulder to shoulder to announce a combined effort to provide service to homeless populations vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We recognize the fact that our homeless are the most vulnerable population that we have here in Fresno...
Where Should Fresno's Homeless Go? Arias and Dyer Duke It Out.
Mayoral candidate Jerry Dyer and a trio of city councilmembers agree on two things about the homelessness issue in Fresno — it is a crisis and the top issue in the March 3 election. But, in a news conference on Wednesday, the councilmembers criticized Dyer's plan for navigation centers —...