Click here to view the video of the November 18, 2021 presentation. 
Click here to see a list of useful resources throughout the County. 

The number of unhoused persons has increased exponentially in Contra Costa County.  Why are there so many unhoused people?  What is being done to address the crisis at the county, state and federal level? What are the strategies to address the gap between the need and the resources? What can I do to help?

Join this webinar to learn how Contra Costa County and various agencies are addressing the issue of homelessness. What are government, public and private organizations doing to find effective solutions? Experts will share the gaps between the growing need and available resources. The webinar will also address how the eviction moratorium and rental assistance helped to slow the increasing numbers of homeless and examine programs that have worked in other counties that may be helpful in Contra Costa.

• Buffy Wicks, California Assemblywoman 
• Jaime Jenett, Health, Housing & Homeless Services, Contra Costa County
• Lynn Peralta, Health, Housing & Homeless Services, Contra Costa County
• Melissa Breach, California Yes In My Backyard

Please click the Register for this event button above no later than 10 am on November 18 to register. Information on how to access the Zoom webinar will be sent to your email address 24 hours before the program.

The Library will provide closed captioning for this event. 

Contra Costa County Library YouTube channel

• offer an update on Measure X  and inform the public about the Gap Report.   
• review how Redistricting has been implemented, based on the 2020 Census.
• focus on Sustainability during April's Earth Week Awareness.
• provide an update on the Racial Equity/Social Justice focus in Contra Costa County.  

The COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS program is a partnership of the League of Women Voters Diablo Valley, the League of Women Voters West Contra Costa County, and the Contra Costa County Library.