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Susan was prepared to sleep on the floor again. She was part of a program that was able to help her get into permanent supportive housing, but she wasn’t able to afford a bed or the delivery costs and no program could pay for these items. She would have ended up on the floor, but her case manager called Wings Homeless Advocacy and within 48 hours Susan had a bed, frame, and bedding delivered to her by the caring volunteers of Wings. Sadly, Susan’s situation was not unusual. Hundreds of people experiencing homelessness in Santa Cruz County get into housing each year but have no way to pay for basic needs like a bed, furniture, and cleaning and hygiene supplies. This crucial step out of homelessness is where Wings shines their light.
Moving out of homelessness isn’t an event - it’s a journey. Wings focuses on two critical steps in that journey: We help people overcome barriers to housing and we provide the newly housed with basic needs for health, hygiene, and dignity. Working with case managers from over a dozen support agencies in Santa Cruz County, we connect our volunteers with people experiencing homelessness to help them obtain the resources needed to become housed and self-sufficient.
Moving out of homelessness isn’t an event - it’s a journey. Wings focuses on two critical steps in that journey: We help people overcome barriers to housing and we provide the newly housed with basic needs for health, hygiene, and dignity. Working with case managers from over a dozen support agencies in Santa Cruz County, we connect our volunteers with people experiencing homelessness to help them obtain the resources needed to become housed and self-sufficient.
We keep our operating costs low by utilizing partnerships with other agencies including our local library. We don't have an office - our volunteers meet clients where they are at, literally and figuratively, out in the community or at their homes. Wings is proud be part of the ecosystem of homelessness response providers in Santa Cruz County, working together to reduce and eventually end homelessness in our community. As our county tests different solutions for ending homelessness, we hope our successes can be scalable and help other communities on their journey to solutions.
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