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Advocates in Sacramento say domestic violence is one of the leading drivers of homelessness for women, particularly Black women, who already face disproportionate barriers in housing and health care. Women leaving abusive partners often have few safe places to go, and the trauma compounds when children are involved.
Due to the continuing government shutdown, SNAP (CalFresh) benefits will be halted for more than 270,000 Sacramento county residents who depend on the monthly aid to buy food. With no timeline for when the shutdown will end, local officials warn of a growing food crisis that could worsen poverty, strain the local economy, and push more residents toward homelessness.
Store closures and displacements are reshaping Chinatown and eroding the community’s emotional and physical well-being.
Two distinct neighborhoods reveal the fallout of the city’s rising RV crisis and the lives caught in between.
Federal rollbacks are leaving farmers and schools struggling, but local investment is helping Tucson’s program endure.
Tras las redadas migratorias y el endurecimiento de políticas en Texas, Jocelyn Rojo, de 11 años, se quitó la vida. En el norte del estado, faltan consejeros bilingües, dejando a jóvenes hispanos sin apoyo emocional.
A new Guardian analysis finds wide geographical disparities in fatalities linked to the public health crisis.
The city has adopted a ‘multifactorial approach to a multifactorial problem’ and has seen a 37% reduction in deaths since the national peak of the crisis
Sacramento County uses Black “cultural brokers” to help Black families navigate CPS and keep kids out of foster care. The program reunites families but is fighting for long-term funding.
