When executive director Hilary Crosby evaluates the work Safe Space, an organization providing resources and shelter to the unhoused community, has provided over the past decade, one of the things she notes is the way the work has shown common ground among Chico residents. Nobody, Crosby said, wants to see homelessness or people suffering on.
After several delays, a unique housing resource in Chico is finally opening doors to move in its first six residents beginning today for people whose shelter stays are not successful because of mental health challenges.