Jim is a U.S. Air Force veteran who honorably served our country. When a devastating fire burned his home and community to the ground, he spent four years couch surfing and feeling untethered. With help from PSHH, he was connected to Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing, was placed on our waiting list, and found a place...
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Sean, a military veteran and long-time resident of one of our properties, had always worked hard to maintain his independence. But over the past year, his health began to decline sharply. As his disability worsened, the stairs leading to his second-floor unit became nearly impossible to navigate. Sean grew afraid to leave his home, worried...
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Guadalupe came to our Supportive Housing Program staff with a dream. She wanted to start her own business but didn’t know how to begin. With encouragement from her social worker, and a grant from the Build Her Fund, she enrolled in an eight-week small business training program through Women’s Economic Ventures. Her hard work and...
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When Rocky came to live with PSHH, many year ago, he was formerly homeless and moved into a studio at a property in Santa Barbara County. In hopes of finding a new comfortable and permanent home, Rocky worked with his PSHH Social Worker, to locate a new apartment, obtain a housing voucher, and fund his...
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Tara, a Santa Barbara resident, came to People's in 2022 after living at an emergency shelter. Through fierce advocacy, and with the help of her onsite social worker, she received a Section 8 voucher to apply for an apartment of her very own! After beginning her search, the second place Tara applied to accepted her...
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