COTS in the News

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Maria Foscarinis and Chris Cabral on A Novel Idea
Suzanne Lang is joined by trailblazing housing advocate Maria Foscarinis...
Three people walking through a tunnel.
A snapshot of homelessness in Petaluma
“I just don’t think anybody should be forgotten,” said one...
Hands holding a small wooden house model.
New Sonoma County homeless prevention program overwhelmed with applications
Funded with $3.9 million in public and private philanthropy dollars, Keep...
Man helping person in outdoor sleeping area.
New Sonoma County program aims to keep as many as 400 households from falling into homelessness
The launch of Keep People Housed, a two-year pilot program designed...
Hands holding a small wooden house model.
Bay Area Expands Homelessness Prevention System with New Programs in Solano, Sonoma Counties
“An alarming number of Bay Area households are just one...
Sonoma County, California official seal.
Warming Centers
Warming centers are heated public facilities where you and your...
Woman assisting man in a wheelchair.
New care unit at Petaluma homeless shelter improves odds people will get off streets after hospital visits
    Beds are in place and walls are newly...
Camping scene with tent under tree shade.
Community Matters: Progress on reducing homelessness
    Cabral is thrilled that COTS was selected as...
People standing near tents under mural-covered bridge.
Sonoma County homelessness prevention program gets extra funds, sets its sights higher
    “It is exceptionally difficult to help households who...
Two men shaking hands by the river.
COTS provides a Cooling Center during rising summer temperatures.
    While the temperatures weren’t high enough to trigger...
Man drinking water from a bottle indoors.
Napa, Sonoma county officials decide to open cooling centers with predicted highs in the 100s
    Sonoma and Napa County officials have decided to...
Man standing outside yellow building, winter attire.
Point-In-Time Count offers ‘snapshot’ of homelessness in Petaluma
    Dozens gathered before dawn Friday for a tally...