Events

Join Us for the HOPE Village Grand Opening Celebration

HOPE Village is a 24-hour, 34-bed, non-congregate, low-barrier navigation center located at 118 First Street in Watsonville. This center will provide housing-focused case management and wraparound services to steward program participants on a pathway to healthy, sustainable housing.

We invite you to celebrate this important milestone with us at our event:
Monday, May 18
1:00P.M. to 4:00 P.M.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP at: HOPE Village Grand Opening

Housing for Health (H4H) is holding its monthly HMIS Office Hours, which is scheduled for the fourth Monday of every month. During this meeting, all HMIS user are encouraged to attend to learn about recent and upcoming changes to the system or HMIS polices, as well as to ask Housing for Health and Bitfocus staff about an issues, questions, or concerns they have with HMIS.

To register for the HMIS Office Hours, please visit Santa Cruz’s Bitfocus site and navigate to the registration page, via the Events tab. Click on the Office Hours event shown on the calendar, found here.

Meeting Date/Time:
Monday, May 25, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Join us for a community conversation about where we are and where we’re headed. The Housing for Health Partnership will share updates on our progress and what’s next, especially as new federal legislation like H.R.1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) begins to take shape.

Thursday, May 28

9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Live Oak Community Center at Simpkins Family Swim Center

979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Learn more about the Event and RSVP Here!

Meeting Date/Time: Every 4th Thursday of the month, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

This session: Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Purpose:

• Resolve barriers for participants with long stays on the Housing Queue
• Monitor and support progress on referrals to housing programs
• Ensure coordination between Connectors, Housing Providers, and CE system staff
• Improve system flow by reviewing cases frequently enough to prevent stagnation and make use of available housing opportunities
• Provide a shared space to clarify participant status, troubleshoot documentation and eligibility issues, and assign timely follow-up actions

What to Expect: We’ll focus on 10–15 queue participants each month, starting with the longest stayers. One week prior to the meeting, H4H will send a participant list out to this group. While we’ll hold the time on everyone’s calendar, attendance is only required if your case is on that month’s list. Connectors without an assigned case are not required to attend, however, your attendance is welcome if you have information about anyone on the list that would be helpful to share.

If you have any questions, please contact Monica Lippi at Monica.Lippi@santacruzcountyca.gov or Adriana Vega at Adriana.Vega@santacruzcountyca.gov.

Meeting Date/Time: Every 1st Thursday of the month, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

This session: Thursday, June 04, 2026, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Purpose:

• Create space to explore and troubleshoot short-term and alternative housing strategies for Coordinated Entry (CE) participants not on the queue.
• Identifying and addressing barriers to informal or non-program housing solutions.
• Monitoring progress for participants who remain active in Connectors services but have not yet been housed.
• Ensuring participants with limited formal options receive collaborative, timely support. 

What to Expect: One week prior to the meeting, H4H will send a list of the 5 longest stayers in CE (not on the queue) that we intend to case conference. Connectors should plan to attend these case conferencing meetings if they are actively working with a participant scheduled for discussion or have a participant they wish to discuss. We will have time to discuss additional participants based on Connector requests.

To request a case be added to the list, please email Monica Lippi at Monica.Lippi@santacruzcountyca.gov and Joshua Contreras Joshua.Contreras@santacruzcountyca.gov prior to the meeting.

Meeting Date/Time:
Monday, June 08, 2026, 11:00 AM

Location:
Capitola City Hall Community Room
420 Capitola Ave., Capitola

For information, please visit the Housing for Health Partnership Policy Board page.

Housing for Health (H4H) is holding its monthly HMIS Office Hours, which is scheduled for the fourth Monday of every month. During this meeting, all HMIS user are encouraged to attend to learn about recent and upcoming changes to the system or HMIS polices, as well as to ask Housing for Health and Bitfocus staff about an issues, questions, or concerns they have with HMIS.

To register for the HMIS Office Hours, please visit Santa Cruz’s Bitfocus site and navigate to the registration page, via the Events tab. Click on the Office Hours event shown on the calendar, found here.

Meeting Date/Time:
Monday, June 22, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Housing for Health (H4H) is holding its monthly HMIS Office Hours, which is scheduled for the fourth Monday of every month. During this meeting, all HMIS user are encouraged to attend to learn about recent and upcoming changes to the system or HMIS polices, as well as to ask Housing for Health and Bitfocus staff about an issues, questions, or concerns they have with HMIS.

To register for the HMIS Office Hours, please visit Santa Cruz’s Bitfocus site and navigate to the registration page, via the Events tab. Click on the Office Hours event shown on the calendar, found here.

Meeting Date/Time:
Monday, July 27, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Meeting Date/Time:
Monday, August 10, 2026, 11:00 AM

Location:
Capitola City Hall Community Room
420 Capitola Ave., Capitola

For information, please visit the Housing for Health Partnership Policy Board page.

Housing for Health (H4H) is holding its monthly HMIS Office Hours, which is scheduled for the fourth Monday of every month. During this meeting, all HMIS user are encouraged to attend to learn about recent and upcoming changes to the system or HMIS polices, as well as to ask Housing for Health and Bitfocus staff about an issues, questions, or concerns they have with HMIS.

To register for the HMIS Office Hours, please visit Santa Cruz’s Bitfocus site and navigate to the registration page, via the Events tab. Click on the Office Hours event shown on the calendar, found here.

Meeting Date/Time:
Monday, August 24, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Housing for Health (H4H) is holding its monthly HMIS Office Hours, which is scheduled for the fourth Monday of every month. During this meeting, all HMIS user are encouraged to attend to learn about recent and upcoming changes to the system or HMIS polices, as well as to ask Housing for Health and Bitfocus staff about an issues, questions, or concerns they have with HMIS.

To register for the HMIS Office Hours, please visit Santa Cruz’s Bitfocus site and navigate to the registration page, via the Events tab. Click on the Office Hours event shown on the calendar, found here.

Meeting Date/Time:
Monday, September 28, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Meeting Date/Time:
Monday, October 19, 2026, 11:00 AM

Location:
Capitola City Hall Community Room
420 Capitola Ave., Capitola

For information, please visit the Housing for Health Partnership Policy Board page.

Housing for Health (H4H) is holding its monthly HMIS Office Hours, which is scheduled for the fourth Monday of every month. During this meeting, all HMIS user are encouraged to attend to learn about recent and upcoming changes to the system or HMIS polices, as well as to ask Housing for Health and Bitfocus staff about an issues, questions, or concerns they have with HMIS.

To register for the HMIS Office Hours, please visit Santa Cruz’s Bitfocus site and navigate to the registration page, via the Events tab. Click on the Office Hours event shown on the calendar, found here.

Meeting Date/Time:
Monday, October 26, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Housing for Health (H4H) is holding its monthly HMIS Office Hours, which is scheduled for the fourth Monday of every month. During this meeting, all HMIS user are encouraged to attend to learn about recent and upcoming changes to the system or HMIS polices, as well as to ask Housing for Health and Bitfocus staff about an issues, questions, or concerns they have with HMIS.

To register for the HMIS Office Hours, please visit Santa Cruz’s Bitfocus site and navigate to the registration page, via the Events tab. Click on the Office Hours event shown on the calendar, found here.

Meeting Date/Time:
Monday, November 23, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Meeting Date/Time:
Monday, December 14, 2026, 11:00 AM

Location:
Capitola City Hall Community Room
420 Capitola Ave., Capitola

For information, please visit the Housing for Health Partnership Policy Board page.