NECTUR

Building Community Will- Housing Everyone

Our vision is a Santa Cruz County in which every community member has some form of safe shelter, and where homelessness is a rare occurrence.

Our mission is to build community will to reduce and ultimately end homelessness through community education and collaborative action.

Smart Solutions to Homelessness understands that homelessness is holistic and ending it is not an unobtainable goal which is why we strive to also:

Create broader and more diverse community engagement on homelessness.
Improve public understanding of the realities of homelessness in Santa Cruz County.
Foster community dialogue on homelessness that promotes dignity and respect for all.
Develop better communication & coordination among those concerned about and/or working on issues related to homelessness.
Share information about proven, successful models and solutions working both here and in other communities.
Sustain a diverse community leadership group to carry forward this work of shaping policies and developing resources to reduce and end homelessness.
Develop a shared vision for change and agreed-upon action steps.