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CAMPUS RESOURCES
Showers: 7am-3pm daily
Mailroom: 10am - 2pm, Mon - Fri
Healthcare Clinic: 8am - 5pm, Mon, Wed; 1pm - 5pm Tues, Thurs; 8am - 3pm Fri
Dental Clinic: Call (831) 464-5409 for schedule

ASSESSMENTS
Families: 1pm-3pm, Mon
Individuals: 9am - 12pm Mon & Fri; call (831) 325-2904 for appointments

Join us for Picture This: Belonging Builds Community is a quarterly storytelling and community-building series hosted by...
09/08/2026

Join us for Picture This: Belonging Builds Community is a quarterly storytelling and community-building series hosted by Housing Matters.

đź“ŤLocation: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
📅 Date & Time: Thursday, September 10 | 6:00–8:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets: $10/General admission (Link in Bio)

Alaya Vautier is a mediator, facilitator and restorative justice practitioner with over a decade of experience designing restorative programs that strengthen communities and respond to harm. As the former Restorative Justice Programs Director at the Conflict Resolution Center of Santa Cruz County, she designed the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office Neighborhood Justice Program, training and mentoring dozens of community volunteers to facilitate restorative justice conferences. She piloted the Reconciliation Project with Adult Probation, bringing restorative justice to adults responsible for more serious offenses, and co-created Space for Change, a transformative justice program with the Walnut Avenue Family & Women’s Center for people impacted by domestic violence.

Join us for Picture This: Belonging Builds Community is a quarterly storytelling and community-building series hosted by...
09/06/2026

Join us for Picture This: Belonging Builds Community is a quarterly storytelling and community-building series hosted by Housing Matters.

đź“ŤLocation: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
📅 Date & Time: Thursday, September 10 | 6:00–8:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets: $10/General admission (Link in Bio)

Adam Spickler was elected as a Cabrillo College Trustee in 2018 and re-elected by a wide margin in 2022, as the first openly transgender man elected to public office in all of California. Adam is currently the Vice Chair of the college’s governing board, serving on the board’s Public Relations and Legislative Advocacy committees. Adam is also an elected member of Santa Cruz County’s Democratic Party, a member of the board of directors for Housing Santa Cruz County, and was recently appointed to the California Luitenent Governor’s statewide Transgender Advocacy Committee.

Join us for Picture This: Belonging Builds Community is a quarterly storytelling and community-building series hosted by...
09/04/2026

Join us for Picture This: Belonging Builds Community is a quarterly storytelling and community-building series hosted by Housing Matters.

đź“ŤLocation: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
📅 Date & Time: Thursday, September 10 | 6:00–8:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets: $10/General admission (Link in Bio)

Thomas Sage Pedersen is a multidisciplinary leader whose work spans creativity, leadership, education, and social impact. He is the founder and Executive Director of the Institute of Creativity and Belonging, an organization dedicated to helping people cultivate creativity, discover who they are, build meaningful relationships, and contribute authentically to their communities.

Join us for Picture This: Belonging Builds Community is a quarterly storytelling and community-building series hosted by...
09/02/2026

Join us for Picture This: Belonging Builds Community is a quarterly storytelling and community-building series hosted by Housing Matters.

đź“ŤLocation: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
📅 Date & Time: Thursday, September 10 | 6:00–8:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets: $10/General admission (Link in Bio)

Abi Mustapha is a Sierra Leonean-American contemporary artist and dedicated community builder. She earned her B.A. in Political Science with a focus on Sustainability from Indiana University before embarking on a career in sustainable agriculture and permaculture. In 2013, she relocated from Indiana to the Bay Area to pursue her passion for art. Abi’s artistic journey has included exhibitions in galleries and museums across the Midwest and Bay Area, including notable venues such as the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Garret Museum of Art, The Richmond Art Center, and Joyce Gordon
Gallery.

Join us for Picture This: Belonging Builds Community is a quarterly storytelling and community-building series hosted by...
08/31/2026

Join us for Picture This: Belonging Builds Community is a quarterly storytelling and community-building series hosted by Housing Matters.

đź“ŤLocation: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
📅 Date & Time: Thursday, September 10 | 6:00–8:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets: $10/General admission (Link in Bio)

Mark is a thoughtful community advocate whose life has been shaped by movement across countries, cultures, and professions, giving him a deep understanding of resilience, identity, and belonging. With advanced education and experience ranging from multinational systems management to hands-on trades, he brings both practical problem-solving skills and grounded life experience to his work.

Join us for Picture This: Belonging Builds Community is a quarterly storytelling and community-building series hosted by...
08/28/2026

Join us for Picture This: Belonging Builds Community is a quarterly storytelling and community-building series hosted by Housing Matters.

đź“ŤLocation: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
📅 Date & Time: Thursday, September 10 | 6:00–8:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets: $10/General admission (Link in Bio)

Julian Crown is a Policy and Research Associate at Housing Matters, where he collaborates with local and national organizations to advance compassionate, evidence-based public policy and educate policymakers about the importance of sustained investments in housing and homelessness solutions.

Join us for our quarterly storytelling and community-building series, featuring a storyteller sharing lived experience o...
08/26/2026

Join us for our quarterly storytelling and community-building series, featuring a storyteller sharing lived experience of homelessness, belonging, connection, and inclusion. A panel discussion will explore what equity looks like in practice, the barriers to achieving it, and how systems like stable housing and restorative justice strengthen communities. The event will also include a collaborative art activity exploring migration, transformation, and belonging, with participants contributing to a public art installation. We’ll close by inviting each participant to identify one commitment they can make to help create a more equitable, welcoming, and inclusive community.

Speakers (a-z)
• Julian Crown | Housing Matters
• Mark Donpineo | LEAG Member, Housing Matters
• Abi Mustapha | Santa Cruz Equity Collab
• Thomas Sage Pedersen | Institute of Creativity and Belonging
• Adam Spickler | Trustee, Cabrillo College
• Alaya Vautier | Conflict Resolution and Restorative Justice Specialist

Where:
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

When:
Thursday, September 10th, 2026 | 6-8PM

Tickets:
$10/General Admission (link in bio)

Join us for a special edition of Neighbors for Neighbors: Belonging Builds Community. In partnership with Santa Cruz Pub...
08/17/2026

Join us for a special edition of Neighbors for Neighbors: Belonging Builds Community. In partnership with Santa Cruz Public Libraries, this evening brings our community together to celebrate the creativity, resilience, and lived expertise of members of Housing Matters' Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG).

Hear local authors Curtis Reliford (Madness to Surrender) and Tony del Zompo (5150: A Manic Depressive Adventure) read excerpts from their books. After the readings, we'll come together to connect, share, and learn from one another through meaningful conversation.
You'll also have the chance to ask questions, meet the authors, and purchase signed copies of their books.

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Branciforte Branch Library

Register today. Link in bio.

Generosity has no age limit.When Wes was just 6 years old, he came up with the idea to host a bake sale to support Housi...
08/14/2026

Generosity has no age limit.

When Wes was just 6 years old, he came up with the idea to host a bake sale to support Housing Matters. Four years later, he and his little sister Ayla continue that tradition. This morning, they stopped by to deliver their largest donation yet.

Their generosity helps create pathways to stable housing and strengthens our community's commitment to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to thrive in a place to call home.

Thank you, Wes and Ayla, for your compassion, dedication, and for showing what is possible when people come together to make a difference.

Join us for a special edition of Neighbors for Neighbors: Belonging Builds Community. In partnership with Santa Cruz Pub...
08/13/2026

Join us for a special edition of Neighbors for Neighbors: Belonging Builds Community. In partnership with Santa Cruz Public Libraries, this evening brings our community together to celebrate the creativity, resilience, and lived expertise of members of Housing Matters' Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG).

Hear local authors Curtis Reliford (Madness to Surrender) and Tony del Zompo (5150: A Manic Depressive Adventure) read excerpts from their books. After the readings, we'll come together to connect, share, and learn from one another through meaningful conversation.

You'll also have the chance to ask questions, meet the authors, and purchase signed copies of their books.

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Branciforte Branch Library

Register today. Link in bio.

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