It is estimated that there are 80,000 to 95,000 homeless children in California.
In absolute terms, there are more homeless children today in California than ever before. The percentage of children who are homeless is greater today than at any time since the Great Depression
43% of homeless children are molested; 66% are violently abused.
Homeless children are 12 times more likely to wind up in foster care than housed children.
Over 20% of homeless children do not attend school at all.
When in school, homeless kids are twice as likely to repeat a grade or be suspended.
Homeless children go hungry twice as often as other children.
Homeless children have 5 times more stomach and diarrhea problems, and 4 times as much asthma.
Homeless children are reported in fair or poor health twice as often as housed children.
What about Redding and Shasta County ?
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Sacramento –Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny’s (D-San Diego) Senate Bill (SB) 303 was approved by the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee
Along with a diverse list of California organizations supporting the Housing Affordability Act The California State Firefighters Association, PORAC (Peace Officers Research Association of California) and Father Joe’s Ministries of San Diego were among the SB 303 supporters which attended the hearing to urge its passage.
SB 303 aims to reverse the trend of California’s housing supply falling far behind the ever-growing demand. It is this imbalance that economists say is one of the primary reasons for the runaway prices in California’s housing market that make homes unaffordable for much of the state’s workforce. SB 303 is designed to ensure responsible planning, require full compliance with environmental laws and boost affordable housing for all income levels, Ducheny told the committee. Local and regional governments will maintain control of the current process for determining how much housing is needed (Regional Housing Needs Assessment, RHNA) and where it will go. Now, however, the land will be zoned when the site for housing is chosen by the local community.
“More certainty means lower prices,” Ducheny said. “People who build our homes, people who keep our communities safe and teach our kids are still being priced out of the market. Our local governments have the right and responsibility to plan for places for people to live. We just want them to go the extra step of making sure that their process provides places that are truly appropriate for the housing they’re planning,”
Mathew Packard, vice president of Father Joe’s Villages, testified that his group’s charitable organizations work with the homeless, under-employed and people with AIDS among others.
“The Housing Affordability Act recognizes that all communities have a role to play in providing housing that all Californians can afford,” said Packard. “It is an important contribution of this bill that it recognizes that those on the lowest economic rungs must be included in our vision of the future: not with handouts, but with a chance to live a life they can afford and continue to be an essential part of our communities.”
Other organizations supporting SB 303 include the California Business Roundtable, AFSCME, California Council of Churches Impact, California Black Chamber Foundation, Major Builders Council, California Affordable Housing, Inc. and the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance.
Senator Denise Ducheny -- SB 303 PASSES SENATE HOUSING COMMITTEE
E-Mail the Governor---Support SB 303 !!
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In absolute terms, there are more homeless children today in California than ever before. The percentage of children who are homeless is greater today than at any time since the Great Depression
43% of homeless children are molested; 66% are violently abused.
Homeless children are 12 times more likely to wind up in foster care than housed children.
Over 20% of homeless children do not attend school at all.
When in school, homeless kids are twice as likely to repeat a grade or be suspended.
Homeless children go hungry twice as often as other children.
Homeless children have 5 times more stomach and diarrhea problems, and 4 times as much asthma.
Homeless children are reported in fair or poor health twice as often as housed children.
What about Redding and Shasta County ?
More suffer on the street in county : Local : Redding Record Searchlight
There is an Hope...
Sacramento –Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny’s (D-San Diego) Senate Bill (SB) 303 was approved by the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee
Along with a diverse list of California organizations supporting the Housing Affordability Act The California State Firefighters Association, PORAC (Peace Officers Research Association of California) and Father Joe’s Ministries of San Diego were among the SB 303 supporters which attended the hearing to urge its passage.
SB 303 aims to reverse the trend of California’s housing supply falling far behind the ever-growing demand. It is this imbalance that economists say is one of the primary reasons for the runaway prices in California’s housing market that make homes unaffordable for much of the state’s workforce. SB 303 is designed to ensure responsible planning, require full compliance with environmental laws and boost affordable housing for all income levels, Ducheny told the committee. Local and regional governments will maintain control of the current process for determining how much housing is needed (Regional Housing Needs Assessment, RHNA) and where it will go. Now, however, the land will be zoned when the site for housing is chosen by the local community.
“More certainty means lower prices,” Ducheny said. “People who build our homes, people who keep our communities safe and teach our kids are still being priced out of the market. Our local governments have the right and responsibility to plan for places for people to live. We just want them to go the extra step of making sure that their process provides places that are truly appropriate for the housing they’re planning,”
Mathew Packard, vice president of Father Joe’s Villages, testified that his group’s charitable organizations work with the homeless, under-employed and people with AIDS among others.
“The Housing Affordability Act recognizes that all communities have a role to play in providing housing that all Californians can afford,” said Packard. “It is an important contribution of this bill that it recognizes that those on the lowest economic rungs must be included in our vision of the future: not with handouts, but with a chance to live a life they can afford and continue to be an essential part of our communities.”
Other organizations supporting SB 303 include the California Business Roundtable, AFSCME, California Council of Churches Impact, California Black Chamber Foundation, Major Builders Council, California Affordable Housing, Inc. and the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance.
Senator Denise Ducheny -- SB 303 PASSES SENATE HOUSING COMMITTEE
E-Mail the Governor---Support SB 303 !!
Office of the Governor :: Interact Redding CA Loaves and Fishes Ministry - Home