Shop Townspeople releases limited-edition Halloween gear to fund housing. All proceeds go towards the goal of raising $250,000 by the end of 2025.
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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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Townspeople marched for home at the San Diego Pride Parade for its third consecutive year, spreading the message: Housing is Health Care and for everyone.
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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?
