The notices posted to the unsheltered around the JFK Library on Thursday morning state that the unsheltered living in the area have three days to vacate the illegal campsite and have debris removed. We agree with the Commission that Vallejo, like every other city in the Bay Area, is in desperate need of assistance for our homeless populations and the City is exploring its options.” “At this time, it is unlawful for us to remove people or belongings from an established encampment without a 72-hour notice and available shelter options. “The City is aware of this small encampment in the sheltered area next to the library,” according Vallejo PIO Christina Lee in a story in the Vallejo Sun. Joey Carrizales, a Vallejo resident and advocate with organizations such as Board Member Housing First/CoC and Member Lived Experience Advisory Committee (L.E.A.C.), was “disgusted” when he saw the eviction notices on Thursday.īack in December, McCune Collection representatives sent out a letter to Vallejo staff members urging them to remove the encampments near their entrance at the site near City Hall and the JFK Library. However, many of those people may not be there due to the eviction notices. The count also presents an opportunity to raise awareness of the myriad challenges homeless citizens face, hear personal experiences from those experiencing homelessness, and demonstrate the compassion and generosity of the community. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The count is conducted at least biennially and is a requirement to receive homeless assistance funding from the U.S. The count includes people who, on the night of the count, are sheltered or living in emergency shelters/transitional housing, or unsheltered and staying outdoors or places not designed for habitation including vehicles, streets, parks and abandoned buildings. 23, the Vallejo/Solano County Point event is scheduled to obtain a snapshot census of people experiencing homelessness in the community. Just a few days before Vallejo’s Point-in-Time Count event to help the unsheltered, the Vallejo Police Department issued 72-hour eviction notice letters to the people currently housed in the area around the JFK Library in downtown Vallejo.
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