People without a mailing address can use our address to pick up their mail at no cost to the individual.
416 Union Avenue, Fairfield 94533
707-427-1148
info@canbinc.org
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Monday, August 28, 2023
SERVICES : PAYEE SERVICES
People on SSDI who need assistance managing their funds. CANB pays their rent and bills and provides allowances to make the funds last all month.
416 Union Avenue, Fairfield 94533
707-427-1148
info@canbinc.org
Friday, August 25, 2023
Homeless Man Shares the Harsh Reality of Skid Row
"Skid Row hurt me in ways I can't ever explain. It made me do things and made see things I wish I would have never seen." ~ Luke
Luke story of living homeless on Los Angeles's Skid Row is powerful and heartbreaking. No one should have to live like this. No one should have to fight just to survive for food and shelter and live in constant in fear!
Luke came to LA with his wife. Her family invited them to come to live with them, so they jumped on a Greyhound bus. They started calling, and their family never answered. When they arrived in Los Angeles the couple was forced to go to Skid Row where they are now stuck!
Skid Row was created by intentional urban design. The decision was made to place most all of the city's homeless services in that one area. The theory was that by having all of the resources in one location that it would contain Los Angeles's homeless crisis.
"Skid Row is by the bus station. It's where all the shelters are. It's where all the food is. It's where all the resources are located. But Skid Row is a very nasty place" Luke shares in this interview. He goes on to say "[Skid Row] will make it so you are just constantly worried about what you need to survive because everything is being taken from you."
416 Union Avenue, Fairfield 94533
707-427-1148
info@canbinc.org
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Homelessness Ends Here.
"Our programs are designed to assist sheltered and unsheltered homeless people by providing the housing and or services needed to help individuals move into transitional and permanent housing with the goal of long term stability." —Kari Rader, Executive Director
We Believe It's Harder Than It Should Be, To Gain Access To Much Needed Resources For Those Living Outside. That's Why We've Been Offering Services And Resources To The People of California Since 1967.
416 Union Avenue, Fairfield 94533
707-427-1148
info@canbinc.org
Saturday, August 19, 2023
OUR VALUES, Led By Passion, Purpose, Values And Integrity.
HOME
Securing and maintaining a safe, stable and affordable place to live.
HEALTH
Overcoming or managing one’s diseases as well as living in a physically, emotionally and financially healthy way.
PURPOSE
Engaging in meaningful daily activities, such as employment, education, volunteerism, family care taking or creative endeavors, resulting in the independence, income and resource to participate in society.
COMMUNITY
Developing relationships and social networks that provide supportive, friendship, love and hope.
416 Union Avenue, Fairfield 94533
707-427-1148
info@canbinc.org
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Trapped in paradise: how we got the homeless situation (part 1)
It's tough to put a number on how many Americans are homeless. About one and a half million people sleep in homeless shelters every year, but that doesn't count the many, many more living without a permanent home. For the past 5 years, we've been talking to people living on the street - whether in vehicles or informal encampments - who have told us their stories of how they got there and how they survive.
Our friend and blogger Johnny Sanphillippo walked us through the history and current situation in his hometown of San Francisco where the homeless situation has risen with property values (among other issues). Sanphillippo shares his own experiences without homelessness.
“My mother, she never wanted to say that we were homeless because that isn't how she felt about it, but we were living in a car, we were bathing in gas stations. And I think that other people who have never had those experiences don't understand that there's a broad spectrum of homelessness that sometimes you're homeless for all sorts of reasons and it's very often a temporary situation that you limp through until you get to something better.”
Our title is a direct quote from Dave, an RV dweller in Bolinas, who told us, “I've been out here for 2 or 3 years. For a while, I was stuck in this spot. My truck broke down, I had no money, and I could not get out of town. There's no work here. It was f***ed. But I was trapped in paradise.”
416 Union Avenue, Fairfield 94533
707-427-1148
info@canbinc.org
Sunday, August 13, 2023
How Can You Help?
We are always looking for Volunteers and
donations to help fight homelessness.
416 Union Avenue, Fairfield 94533
707-427-1148
info@canbinc.org
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Lived Experience of Homeless Committee
The Lived Experience Committee is designed to have people who have experienced homelessness in our community give the service providers feedback on how our systems are or are not working. They also participate in evaluating grant proposals and participate in continuum of care meetings.
This committee meets the first Tuesday of every month with Public meetings held once a quarter. These meetings are currently hybrid and held via Zoom and in person.
If you would like an invitation, please email admin@capsolanojpa.org and make a request.
416 Union Avenue, Fairfield 94533
707-427-1148
info@canbinc.org
Monday, August 7, 2023
Friday, August 4, 2023
D.O.P.E Assessments
Now using D.O.P.E assessments to better understand our homeless clientel.
Though every person is a complex combination of traits and characteristics, there are ways to better understand behaviours and actions. The DOPE Bird Personality Test groups people into 4 personalities: Dove, Owl, Peacock and Eagle, and provides insights into every personality’s inner being. It will not only help you discover yourself but also treat others according to their personalities.
Here is a link to test yourself and send to others to see your “Bird’ Type.
416 Union Avenue, Fairfield 94533
707-427-1148
info@canbinc.org
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
CalAIM Program
The CalAIM initiative utilizes the Medi-Cal program to help address the multifaceted challenges facing California's most vulnerable residents such as individuals experiencing homelessness, behavioral health care access, children with complex care needs, the growing number of justice-involved populations who have significant clinical needs and the growing aging population. CANB’s contract is to help Med-Cal recipients with obtaining and maintaining housing. The grants also provides up to $5000 per member for rental assistance and some moving costs.
416 Union Avenue, Fairfield 94533
707-427-1148
info@canbinc.org
WELCOME HOME, Housing Services : LIVING SELF SUFFICIENTLY MEN'S HOUSE
Provides housing to 6 formerly homeless males in our Fairfield house. Clients have their own rooms and share the common areas of the home with the other residents. Clients are self-sufficient and are provided supportive services on an as needed basis.
All Solano County clients are to be registered through Resource Connect Solano – RCS. This ensures that everyone has a fair chance at obtaining housing where so little housing is available.
Register, here.
416 Union Avenue, Fairfield 94533
707-427-1148
info@canbinc.org
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