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NBC 7 | Melissa Peterman on HUD’s new requirement to screen immigration status

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Townspeople Executive Director Melissa Peterman speaks to NBC 7 reporter Shelby Bremer to discuss the impact of a new 2025 requirement communicated by the San Diego Housing Commission in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Watch the report here: People in permanent supportive housing to be screened for immigration status.

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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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KUSI News | Melissa Peterman on Townspeople’s participation in the annual #WeAllCount Point-In-Time Count

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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

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Fox 5 | Melissa Peterman on the annual #WeAllCount Point-In-Time Count

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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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