CCE News

UKIAH, CA., 12/2/24 – Elder Native Americans will soon have a place in Mendocino County to truly call their own – a housing village dedicated to ensuring they age gracefully and with dignity, while celebrating their unique cultural heritages and identities. In October, the Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority (NCIHA), in partnership with the Donna M. Cooper Trust, finalized a…

Sacramento County has spent tens of millions of dollars in recent years creating temporary transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness. But some advocates for the region’s unhoused community and local government leaders say more permanent options must be part of the mix.  Camp Resolution, a self-governed homeless camp that was shut down by the city last August, was filled with people pushing…

This permanent supportive housing project will create 88 housing units for older adults who are at risk of homelessness. Sacramento County took additional steps to address homelessness on Jan. 28. The Board of Supervisors approved allocating $2.5 million in Mental Health Services Act funds through its partnership with Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency and project sponsor Hope Cooperative for a permanent…

Projects in Downey and Bakersfield Will Help Prevent Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities from Entering Homelessness The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has announced key milestones for two housing projects receiving funding through the State-funded Community Care Expansion (CCE) program, which is providing funding for the construction and rehabilitation of adult and senior care residences for low-income and homeless…

At a celebration this week, officials said the affordable housing project begins to right historical wrongs in Chinatown. Like all parking lots, the one at Lake Merritt BART paved over history. To build the station in the 1960s, the agency bulldozed 75 houses along with a church and an orphanage. Other developments in the neighborhood at the time, like Laney…