Reach for Home

This holiday season we've set up two Giving Trees in Healdsburg! If you’re out shopping local this weekend, please stop by our dear friends at Downtown Bakery & Creamery and St Paul's Episcopal Church of Healdsburg to see the wishes.

Each wish will help support an individual or family in our housing programs. You just pick a tag, shop the wishes, and check the tag for delivery instructions!

This year’s Giving Tree program will run until 12/20. Thank you for helping us spread warmth and joy during this special time of year!🎄 ✨

This morning we had a mighty crew of more than 20 volunteers help pack and deliver meals to participants in our housing programs and to those still experiencing homelessness in Northern Sonoma County. 130 meals were gifted today and we wouldn’t be more grateful for the support of our incredible community! Special thanks to Alexander Valley Vineyards for always providing a beautiful space to cook and pack these delicious meals.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving! 💙

The new HUD guidelines will impact the entire system of care in Sonoma County and across the country, making it harder to reach functional zero by the end of next year in Windsor, Healdsburg, and Cloverdale.

We decreased our unsheltered population in Northern Sonoma County by over 70% in the last 5 years by meeting people where they are, building trust, creating stability, and encouraging each person to get the help they need to recover. This could end the ability to do this, and depending on how dollars flow, will limit the funding available for services we currently offer. It is significantly more expensive for the community to use law enforcement and jails to criminalize homelessness than it is to house someone with case management support.

Some of the highlights of the changes to HUD guidelines are attached, including the Press Democrat article.
https://endhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FY2025-CoC-Program-NOFO-Full-Analysis.pdf

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/20/sonoma-county-homeless-funds-targeted-trump/

$4.2 million in Sonoma County homeless housing fund threatened under Trump policies As the Trump administration takes aim at “housing first” programs for homeless individuals, up to $4.2 million in permanent supportive housing funds is on line in Sonoma County.

Students from West Side Elementary hosted a sock drive for Reach for Home and presented us with a huge collection at their Halloween parade! Thanks to their Socktober efforts, we’ve replenished our supplies for the cold winter ahead. Wishing everyone a safe and happy Halloween! 🎃💙

Bidding is open for the Harvest of Hope Silent Auction!

We are also previewing live auction items that will be sold at our event this Sunday. If you’re not able to attend, and you’d like to bid on an item, let us know! We can proxy for you.

Online Bidding Page

Thanks to a kind donor, one of our participants that currently needs mobility support is getting a new wheelchair! Special donations like this make our days a little brighter at RFH 💙☀️

Check out our latest quarterly newsletter! In this issue, we talk about the recent Point-in-Time Count numbers, our new Supportive Services Associate position, and our upcoming fundraiser, Harvest of Hope. Click here to read more: https://bit.ly/RFHnewsletter9