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CBS News
5 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Hannah's House women and children's shelter opens in Modesto
MODESTO — A new chapter is beginning for women and children in crisis as Modesto Gospel Mission officially opens Hannah's House, a 5,500-square-foot shelter designed to provide safety, stability, and dignity to families experiencing homelessness. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday at the new facility on Kerr Avenue. The shelter brings 60 new emergency beds to the community, including individual family rooms that allow mothers and children to stay together. The $3.5 million project took 16 months to complete, including six months of construction and was funded through a mix of grants and private donations. "This was an open shell," said Jason Conway, CEO of Modesto Gospel Mission. "What we did is build a space that feels like a home when you walk in." Hannah's House features bedrooms, bathrooms, and shared living spaces, with entire rooms set aside for families. Conway says preserving that sense of family is key to recovery and healing. According to the latest Point-in-Time Count, 41% of Stanislaus County's homeless population is women. Youth under 18 make up 19% of that group. Natasha Bonner, one of the first women set to move in, shared her journey during the ceremony. "I would go from bus to different cities," she said. "It's just beautiful to see us go from one place to another so more people can come out as a community and get help." With the addition of Hannah's House, Modesto Gospel Mission now operates 120 shelter beds. The facility will open next week.
CBS News
11-03-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Modesto awarded over $5.5 million to clear large homeless encampment
MODESTO — The City of Modesto is getting over $5.5 million to clear away a large homeless encampment from Yosemite Boulevard. The grant was awarded to the city as part of California's Encampment Resolution Funding Round 3. In its application for the grant, the city cites safety concerns, noting that the nearby manufacturing industry on a stretch of Yosemite Boulevard creates busy roads filled with semi-trucks. The city is using a housing-first approach — that is, using permanent housing as a solution — in its effort to clear the homeless from the area. This includes rapid rehousing services from Modesto Gospel Mission and the Salvation Army. The plan also outlines outreach, which will be conducted by the Modesto Police Department's chat team. We spoke to a Modesto resident who currently utilizes the nearby shelters but said that he expects more people will need those services in the coming months. "A bunch of layoffs, Foster Farms and the winery — I think Foster farms had 150 layoffs the winery had 80. So yeah, I think there are going to be a lot more families on the street," he said. The city says it will update the public as the plan progresses. The goal is to have this stretch of road cleared of encampments within the next two years. In its application, the city says roughly 40 people are living there. The hope is that this could benefit up to 140 individuals who may move in from other areas of the city.
