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Banish the Unhoused By Cathleen Williams The term “banishment” was coined by Pete White of the LA Community Action Network (LACAN) to describe how unhoused people are forcibly relocated even though they have no place to go.    There used … Continue reading →

Unhoused Students Invited To Empowerment Faire at Sac State At Sacramento State, thousands of students are living in their vehicles, in parking lots and other secluded places, or staying on couches and doubling up, because they do not have and … Continue reading →

The SHOC office will only be open Mondays and Thursdays from 11AM to 12PM. This is only temporary until we get through the Covid surge. Office is mainly used only for Homeward distributors to pick up their papers.

The Fight of Unhoused People for The Right to Live Intensifies As the Need for Housing Becomes Undeniable by Cathleen Williams The City’s Attack on Unhoused People Living In Vehicles A devastating attack on the homeless was carried out this … Continue reading →

Mondays and Thursdays from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM. We will be closed Monday, January 16, 2022 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

SHOC wants to thank the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People for their funding and hands-on partnership this past year! They have helped us a great deal to become a stronger organization and to help us protect the rights … Continue reading →

ROOT SHOCK: WHY SO MANY AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN ARE UNHOUSED By Cathleen Williams, with thanks to Donta Williams and Curtis Freeman First of a Series on the “Whys” and “Wherefores” of the Houseless Population from Homeward Street Journal 25-3 According … Continue reading →

The SHOC office will be closed Monday, May 31. Holiday. Very Hot forecast. The office will reopen for Mondays on June 7, hoping to open more days when possible. We are mainly opened Mondays for the Distributor Program so distributors … Continue reading →