In the News: 100-Day Challenge to Reduce Homelessness
Published: 11/18/2020 - 10:19 AM
Channel Islands YMCA Youth and Family Services also reopened the Noah’s Anchorage homeless shelter in downtown Santa Barbara that provided additional beds to house some youths.
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