Townspeople launches the Fund Housing End Homelessness campaign with the goal of raising $250,000 by the end of 2025 to protect housing programs, expand housing access, and support neighbors facing homelessness in 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
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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Townspeople hosts a housewarming at its Shared Housing property at Meade Avenue.
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Townspeople Executive Director Melissa Peterman sits with anchor Logan Byrnes to discuss the stress faced by people experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Watch the interview here: Melissa Peterman discusses Stress Awareness with KUSI.
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In this appearance on KPBS Midday Edition, Executive Director Melissa Peterman speaks with Jade Hindmon about the ways Townspeople is helping people at risk of homelessness find successful shared housing arrangements. Listen to the interview here: Exploring rental subsidies and shared housing in San Diego.
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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?
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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Townspeople’s Annual Report highlights the organization’s impact towards ending homelessness in San Diego during 2024.
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In this appearance on KUSI News ahead of the #WeAllCount Point-In-Time Count in 2025, Townspeople Executive Director Melissa Peterman explains why this annual effort coordinated by the Regional Task Force to End Homelessness in San Diego is essential to informing region-wide efforts to reconnect unhoused San Diegans with housing and supportive services. Watch the interview
