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County moves to mitigate closures of Housing Matters day services and MHCan peer center
Summary
After Housing Matters announced the planned shutdown of its Coral Street day services and MHCan temporarily closed, county staff obtained authority to amend or terminate contracts, provide interim mail services, and work with the City of Santa Cruz and community partners to restore services by March.
Santa Cruz County supervisors on Tuesday authorized immediate steps to plan for closures of local day‑service programs that serve people experiencing homelessness.
Housing Matters, a nonprofit that operates a Coral Street campus with showers, mail, laundry and a hygiene bay, announced it intends to end its day‑service operations in March. MHCan, a peer‑run mental‑health drop‑in center, closed unexpectedly earlier in 2025 and has since expressed interest in reconstituting operations…
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