This zip code has more poor households than anywhere else in Florida. The coronavirus outbreak has only made it worse.
Poverty and Class
Research shows home visiting programs can help prevent child abuse and neglect, improve school readiness, increase the physical and mental wellbeing of moms and kids.
Amid pandemic, young kids with special needs missing out on services
For Survivors of Violen
Riley Principal April Knight knows the struggles kids growing up in 32304's public housing projects face to be healthy. She was one of them.
Domestic violence, the leading cause of homelessness among women and children, is increasing during the pandemic.
City leaders repeatedly denied that homeless sweeps were happening. A reporter shares how she proved them wrong.
During shelter-in-place, some hotel rooms were opened to homeless people — yet weren't being filled.
The 32304 zip code was cited by the Florida Chamber of Commerce as one of extreme poverty, but the state lacks granular data on kids' health there.
Many others, especially those in rural areas, will go out of business.
This story is the first in a series exploring the deaths of homeless people in Santa Clara County — who the victims were, how they died and what might be done to save the lives of people few may remember.
“With the shelter-in-place, we’ve really had to pivot,” said the director of California's census outreach team.