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KUSI News | Melissa Peterman Discusses July 24 Executive Order on Homelessness

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Townspeople Executive Director Melissa Peterman sits with KUSI Anchor Lauren Phinney to raise awareness of how the July 24 Executive Order on Homelessness ignores decades of data that proves the effectiveness and humanity of Housing First practices. Watch the interview here: Melissa Peterman discusses Trump’s July 24 Executive Order on Homelessness.

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United Way of San Diego County | Melissa Peterman appears on the panel Uniting San Diego

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Townspeople Executive Director Melissa Peterman joined Sarah Arias, Chief Growth Officer at MAAC, and Nancy L. Sasaki, President & CEO of United Way San Diego, to discuss how mission-driven organizations like Townspeople are navigating growing uncertainty around DEI efforts by using thoughtful, strategic language to stay aligned with their core values—even amid shifting policies and

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KUSI News | Melissa Peterman on 2025 San Diego County Housing Needs Report

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Townspeople Executive Director Melissa Peterman sits with reporter Allie Wanger to talk about San Diego’s affordable housing needs in light of the recent publication of the 2025 San Diego County Housing Needs Report, a report put out annually by the San Diego Housing Federation in coordination with the California Housing Partnership. Watch the interview here:

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San Diego Union-Tribune | With federal aid for homelessness in question, can philanthropy fill the gap?

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In this report by Blake Nelson for SDUT, Executive Director Melissa Peterman discusses Townspeople’s efforts to help people experiencing homelessness find roommates through the San Diego Shared Housing Collaborative. Read to the article here: With federal aid for homelessness in question, can philanthropy fill the gap?

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Graphic promoting From the Heart, a community art project coordinated by Townspeople and dedicated to HIV+ women and femmes in San Diego.

From the Heart 2025

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Townspeople is excited for the return of From the Heart, our third annual community art installation dedicated to uplifting HIV+ women and femmes in San Diego! This year’s display features more than 90 handmade hearts from Townspeople’s staff, community, and supporters, including San Diego Women’s Affordable Housing Network, Funders Together to End Homelessness San Diego,

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