Posts Tagged ‘richmond homeless task force’
A push for a long-term RV community in Richmond
While advocates in Richmond are working to establish a city-sanctioned parking location with electricity, water and sewage access, issues at existing encampments are growing as more and more people move in.
Read MoreRichmond’s unhoused are uniting to fight illegal dumping
Richmond is notorious for illegal dumping and litter, a decades-long problem driven by private and commercial interests looking for places to offload their trash for free. A group of unhoused people are working to tackle the problem while creating better living spaces at local encampments.
Read MoreAnnual outreach effort accounts for Contra Costa’s unsheltered homeless population
Recent data on homelessness in Richmond shows a dramatic decrease in the number of unsheltered people over the last few years. However, county and city officials are worried about the increase in homeless seniors and youth, and signs the homeless population is moving east.
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