By Laura Christman Tackling homelessness in Redding will require compassion, collaboration and champions, Lloyd Pendleton told a packed auditorium in Redding Feb. 11. “Let’s get over this idea of ‘those people,’” said Pendleton, a key player in dramatically dropping the rate of chronic homelessness in Utah. Don’t judge or condemn the homeless, he stressed at a community forum [...]
By Laura Christman The hopelessness of homelessness is a tangle of complexities. People sleep on sidewalks, camp under bridges, live in canyons and show up at shelters because they are addicted to alcohol, dependent on drugs, traumatized, impoverished, struggling with an ailing mind or under the weight of other troubles. Instead of trying to fix the problems, what [...]
Welcome to The Women’s Fund of the Shasta Regional Community Foundation’s blog. It has been created to enhance communication among members, celebrate our successes and share information. From our upcoming events, such as the Feb. 11 Forum on Homelessness and State of the Fund in May to the personal stories of our grant recipients, member profiles and accomplishments, as well [...]