Tulare County Hope for the Homeless

03/12/2024

Construction is well underway at the Visalia Navigation Center (VNC) and we are eager to see this important project come to life! Community Services Employment Training - CSET will serve as the operations lead, providing facility management and wraparound support services for VNC residents, and we at TC Hope serve are continuing fundraising efforts. For general questions, please visit: www.cset.org/vnc. To donate, visit www.tchope.org/donate. Every dollar will help transform the lives of our neighbors experiencing homelessness in our community.

06/30/2023

At the Visalia Navigation Center, advance reservations are required, and will be made through an online portal that will be accessible by local agency partners and law enforcement. Beds are pre-assigned, and residents can stay at the center for up to 180 days. Unlike emergency shelters, there will not be a line formed outside the facility waiting for entry because all residents are required to be pre-registered.

06/19/2023

“This is going to be a place of hope, a place of changing lives, and not only for the individuals that are coming here for services, but for the people who have the privilege to work here," said Mary Alice Escarsega-Fechner, Executive Director of Community Services Employment Training - CSET. "We are committed to being a great partner, and the neighborhood will be a part of this as well.”

06/14/2023

Homelessness is on the rise, yet local shelter space has remained unchanged in the last decade. Our residents deserve a safe and healthy place to live with wraparound support and resources to help them get back on their feet. Learn more about the Visalia Navigation Center and donate at: tchope.org

06/06/2023

"Every resource that we can direct people to and move them towards stability, is a beautiful thing,” said Tulare County Supervisor Eddie Valero at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Visalia Navigation Center. “We have an ongoing obligation and commitment in addressing this crisis, and that work is represented here this morning. Thank you TC Hope and CSET for taking the charge to lead this endeavor - you truly are where community happens."

06/06/2023

Thank you KSEE24 News and CBS47 Fresno for featuring the groundbreaking of the Visalia Navigation Center. Watch the news segment at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO3IIyimEzw&list=PPSV

Visalia’s navigation center could house hundreds of unhoused people

05/27/2023

We're still beaming from this incredible day! On April 10th, we broke ground at the future site of the Visalia Navigation Center. It was a joyous celebration, and we are so grateful to all of our community partners for their support of this much-needed facility for our community. We are in the midst of fundraising for this project, and we are aiming to open our doors in 2024. Learn more and donate at: tchope.org

05/27/2023