Events

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

Meeting Date/Time:
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Meeting Location: Career Computer Lab - 500 Westridge Dr, Watsonville, CA 95076

Housing for Health (H4H) is holding its quarterly all-day, in-person General HMIS training. This training is for new and prospective HMIS license holders and covers the basics of how to access, navigate, and enter client data into the HMIS system. The training will be facilitated by H4H’s Jessica Scheiner and Loren White.

If you have any questions about the training, please contact Loren White at loren.white@santacruzcountyca.gov.

The County is seeking volunteers for the 2027 PIT Count on Thursday, January 28, 2027. Volunteers will work in teams and be led by a trained guide. If you’re interested in volunteering, please plan to attend at least one of the following virtual trainings.

• Thursday, October 29 at 11 a.m. 
• Monday, November 23 at 11 a.m.
• Monday, December 22 at 11 a.m. 
• Thursday, January 21 at 11:30 a.m.

Sign up to get training reminders and Zoom link: https://mailchi.mp/santacruzcountyca/pitcount2027training

More details about the PIT Count: 

The annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2027. The PIT Count is vital to securing funding and supporting the development of policies that will help resolve homelessness in Santa Cruz County.

The Count will take place county-wide with the help of volunteers, including community members, those experiencing homelessness and staff from multiple city and county departments. Using an app-based data collection tool, volunteers will cover the entire county in one morning from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 

Meeting Date/Time:
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 11:00 AM 

Downtown Santa Cruz Library
224 Church St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Connect with other people who are interested in shared housing and find your perfect housemate! Join us on Wednesday, November 4 from 1 - 3 p.m. at the Downtown Santa Cruz Library, Community Room on 224 Church Street.

Download flyer here.

Meeting Date/Time:
Wednesday, November 04, 2026, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

The County is seeking volunteers for the 2027 PIT Count on Thursday, January 28, 2027. Volunteers will work in teams and be led by a trained guide. If you’re interested in volunteering, please plan to attend at least one of the following virtual trainings.

• Thursday, October 29 at 11 a.m. 
• Monday, November 23 at 11 a.m.
• Monday, December 22 at 11 a.m. 
• Thursday, January 21 at 11:30 a.m.

Sign up to get training reminders and Zoom link: https://mailchi.mp/santacruzcountyca/pitcount2027training

More details about the PIT Count: 

The annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2027. The PIT Count is vital to securing funding and supporting the development of policies that will help resolve homelessness in Santa Cruz County.

The Count will take place county-wide with the help of volunteers, including community members, those experiencing homelessness and staff from multiple city and county departments. Using an app-based data collection tool, volunteers will cover the entire county in one morning from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 

Meeting Date/Time:
Monday, November 23, 2026, 11:00 AM 

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

When: Every 4th Thursday of the month, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

This session: Thursday, November 26, 2026, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Join us for our monthly Connector Collaborative meeting, which combines Virtual Case Conferencing and Housing Problem Solving into one collaborative session.

These meetings provide an opportunity for Connectors to work together to:

• Address barriers for participants with extended stays on the Housing Queue.
• Review progress on limited housing referrals.
• Explore housing problem-solving and self-resolution strategies.
• Coordinate services and resources across agencies.
• Identify opportunities, troubleshoot barriers, and assign follow-up actions.

Discussion will include:

• Follow-up Housing Queue cases.
• Newly identified Housing Queue cases.
• Connector-nominated housing problem-solving cases.

Before the meeting:

• Housing for Health (H4H) will distribute the Housing Queue list and identify participants for discussion.
• Please review the identified cases, prepare participant updates, and submit any additional housing problem-solving cases to Adriana by the Monday prior to the meeting, include the participant's HMIS UI#.
• If you are unable to attend, please notify Adriana in advance and email your case updates.

We look forward to collaborating with you to reduce barriers, identify housing opportunities, and support positive outcomes for participants.

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:
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.

The County is seeking volunteers for the 2027 PIT Count on Thursday, January 28, 2027. Volunteers will work in teams and be led by a trained guide. If you’re interested in volunteering, please plan to attend at least one of the following virtual trainings.

• Thursday, October 29 at 11 a.m. 
• Monday, November 23 at 11 a.m.
• Monday, December 22 at 11 a.m. 
• Thursday, January 21 at 11:30 a.m.

Sign up to get training reminders and Zoom link: https://mailchi.mp/santacruzcountyca/pitcount2027training

More details about the PIT Count: 

The annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2027. The PIT Count is vital to securing funding and supporting the development of policies that will help resolve homelessness in Santa Cruz County.

The Count will take place county-wide with the help of volunteers, including community members, those experiencing homelessness and staff from multiple city and county departments. Using an app-based data collection tool, volunteers will cover the entire county in one morning from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 

Meeting Date/Time:
Tuesday, December 22, 2026, 11:00 AM 

The County is seeking volunteers for the 2027 PIT Count on Thursday, January 28, 2027. Volunteers will work in teams and be led by a trained guide. If you’re interested in volunteering, please plan to attend at least one of the following virtual trainings.

• Thursday, October 29 at 11 a.m. 
• Monday, November 23 at 11 a.m.
• Monday, December 22 at 11 a.m. 
• Thursday, January 21 at 11:30 a.m.

Sign up to get training reminders and Zoom link: https://mailchi.mp/santacruzcountyca/pitcount2027training

More details about the PIT Count: 

The annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2027. The PIT Count is vital to securing funding and supporting the development of policies that will help resolve homelessness in Santa Cruz County.

The Count will take place county-wide with the help of volunteers, including community members, those experiencing homelessness and staff from multiple city and county departments. Using an app-based data collection tool, volunteers will cover the entire county in one morning from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 

Meeting Date/Time:
Thursday, January 21, 2027, 11:30 AM