by Lana Phillips | Sep 17, 2019 | Current Events
In her early days as a stand-up, Tiffany Haddish was broke and homeless, sleeping in her car while grinding it out on comedy stages in and around Los Angeles. One night after a show, fellow up-and-coming comedian Kevin Hart noticed that Haddish was living out of her... by Lana Phillips | Sep 17, 2019 | Current Events
Large 100-bed homeless shelters will soon open in Meadowview and in North Oak Park, the Sacramento City Council decided August 27, 2019, for a price tag of more than $20 million. Watch the video of the council meeting where this decision was made at... by Lana Phillips | Aug 28, 2019 | Current Events
Join us for an evening of laughter and heartfelt giving as we come together to support our Sacramento neighbors living with homelessness. This event was inspired by the late Robin Williams, who along with comrades Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal were the face of the... 
by Lana Phillips | Jun 22, 2018 | Stories of Hope
On any given day driving along the Garden Highway in Sacramento, you can see tents lined up along the riverbank; the men and women, tarps, bicycles, and dogs huddled beneath the interstate as traffic whizzes by overhead. According to the Sacramento County 2019 Point... 
by Lana Phillips | Jun 8, 2018 | Stories of Hope
Tiffany has been a TLCS client since 2011. She came to us through a referral from Guest House, a mental health clinic for the homeless. Tiffany became homeless by escaping a violent relationship. When she first came to us, she was suffering from depression and PTSD,... 
by Lana Phillips | Apr 18, 2018 | Stories of Hope
Michael is an artist and dedicated social worker who has helped transform the lives of dozens of TLCS clients. He also used to be a client. Michael started his journey with us when he signed up for an outpatient care program (HRC) funded by Sacramento County. At that... 
by Lana Phillips | Dec 28, 2013 | Stories of Hope
For the majority of my life I was addicted to Meth and alcohol, basically self- medicating undiagnosed mental illness in a dangerous and destructive way. My story began in 2005 when I moved to Sacramento from San Francisco to go into drug and alcohol treatment. I came... 
by Lana Phillips | Aug 8, 2013 | Stories of Hope
I left my job and my cute cottage in Mill Valley, CA. I was having a “melt down.” It was 2007 and I didn’t know what I was going to do. I was totally incoherent at that point. I left everything behind except my purse and the clothes on my back; I hitchhiked from Mill... 
by Lana Phillips | Aug 7, 2013 | Stories of Hope
My name is Irving Jones and I honestly have to say that my whole Hope Cooperative experience has been life changing. Seven years ago I was running the streets, homeless, living in abandoned apartments, selling and stealing what I could for dope and alcohol. At a... 
by Lana Phillips | Aug 7, 2013 | Stories of Hope
My life before Hope Cooperative was pretty difficult and chaotic. I felt hopeless and didn’t know if I was going to be able to get housing. In the past I did ask other programs for help and housing and was not successful in finding or even receiving information on... 