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
In this appearance on Fox 5 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 for the city and county. Also discussed is Townspeople’s participation as a deployment site, to count people
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In this appearance on Positively San Diego for ABC 10, Executive Director Melissa Peterman explains the Shared Housing goals for Townspeople’s newest property on Meade Avenue. Watch the segment here: ABC 10 features Townspeople’s New Shared Housing Property
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Townspeople reflects on 40 years of service to individuals and families in San Diego who are impacted by HIV or AIDS, and experiencing or at-risk of homelessness.
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Support the long-term success of Townspeople’s new Meade Avenue property as an affordable shared housing solution.
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In this appearance on Fox 5 ahead of Giving Tuesday 2024, Townspeople Executive Director Melissa Peterman shares how donations help the organization provide permanent housing, non-congregate emergency housing, and supportive services to people in San Diego experiencing homelesness or are at-risk of homelessness. Watch the interview here: Giving Tuesday on FOX 5 with Townspeople
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