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Group of nine diverse individuals posing together in a room, some wearing matching green shirts with a logo, with a large screen behind them displaying text.

“Salt and Light residents' graduate program focused on leadership and growth”

Tom Amico // ABC30 // 3.11.26

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An elderly woman with short gray hair, sunglasses, and a gray sleeveless top sitting on a porch, holding a small black and white dog. The woman is smiling and wearing a cross necklace, bracelets, and rings. The porch has a wooden railing and a small potted plant on the railing, with a sunny day and parked cars visible in the background.

“Neighborhood Village opens to provide housing, opportunities for Tulare County homeless”

Steve Pasti // Visalia Times Delta // 10/27.24

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A group of people gathered outdoors for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, smiling and celebrating.

“Neighborhood Village officially opens in Goshen”

Derek Fleming // The Sun Gazette // 09.27.24

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People celebrating outside a house with balloons and a sign that reads 'Love Lives Here, Neighbor Home'.

“Neighborhood Village welcomes residents in Goshen, offers unique approach to housing crisis”

Joshua Yeager // KVPR // 10.27.24

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A row of new, single-story houses with small front porches along a paved street. The houses are painted in shades of green, beige, gray, and white, with some featuring black accents. Construction markers and unfinished sidewalks are visible in front of the houses.

“Village for unhoused residents set to open in Goshen”

Derek Fleming // The Sun Gazette // 09.20.24

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Aerial view of a tiny house community with trees, roads, and parked cars, surrounded by greenery and construction areas.

“Inside a Texas homeless village that inspires California replicas: Art, movies, fishing”

Marisa Kendall // Desert Sun // 06.28.23

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Black and white photo of a large audience watching a presentation on stage at an awards event in a theater with ornate interior and a large screen displaying 'Annual Awards'.

“Visalia Chamber of Commerce honors local businesses, individuals at 68th Annual Awards Ceremony”

Valley Voice Contributor // Valley Voice // 06.16.23

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Street signs for Florence Avenue and West Riggin Avenue at their intersection, with a red bandana tied around the stop sign post, and a cityscape with industrial buildings and a parking lot in the background.

“State forks over funding for Goshen supportive housing community”

Lacey Patrick // The Sun-Gazette // 10.25.22

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Group of people in business attire and hard hats participating in a groundbreaking ceremony, shoveling dirt on a construction site with parked cars and buildings in the background.

“Salt+Light and SHE break ground for The Neighborhood Village”

Maddi Langton // The Sun-Gazette // 08.28.2022

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Sign for Tulare Golf Course showing a golf hole layout and green area.

“Salt + Light hit the links for new housing funds”

Sam Moore // The Sun-Gazette // 04.12.2022

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A large pile of belongings including camping gear and household items covered with a white sheet, placed next to a railroad track and an old building in the background.

“Tulare accepts grant money to bring services to unhoused community”

Sam Moore // The Sun-Gazette // 03.14.2022

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A person walking across train tracks near a makeshift tent settlement with trees in the background.

“California awards Tulare $1.5M to house more than 50 people at homeless camps”

Joshua Yeager // Visalia Times Delta // 03.11.2022

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A quiet neighborhood park scene with people sitting on benches, walking, and talking. A couple with a bicycle stands on the sidewalk, while a woman tends to a garden on a porch. Houses are visible in the background, surrounded by trees and an American flag flying.

“Seniors to Benefit from New Homeless Village in Goshen”

Steve Pastis // The Good Life // 03.05.2022

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A person holding a white takeout container with a slice of bread, a bread roll, and a serving of spaghetti inside. The background shows a stove and kitchen counter. The bottom right corner has the words 'lifestyle' and a logo for Salt Light.

“Dignified Living. Salt + Light’s Call for Community”

Rachel Trigueiro // Lifestyle Magazine // 02.01.2022

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An image with a torn paper background, large text reading 'PaperTrail' in white and orange, and the word 'PODCAST' in smaller white letters at the bottom. The background appears to be a printed document or newspaper that is torn across the middle.

“People got a taste of dignity and their not going back”

Paul Myers // The Paper Trail Podcast // 01.26.2022

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Front view of a small, white manufactured home with a porch, railing, and large window with blinds.

“Tulare County may add $5M to homeless village”

Reggie Ellis // The Sun-Gazette // 09.08.2021

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A small house with a porch, American flag, and white railing, situated outdoors with trees in the background.

“Tulare County Approves ‘Salt and Light Village’ Modular Home Development for Homeless”

Jim Jakobs // CV Wire // 03.25.2021

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Front view of a light blue house with a covered porch supported by white columns, with a white railing, and a brown shingled roof.

“Homeless village to open next fall”

Reggie Ellis // The Sun-Gazette // 02.24.2021

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A makeshift shelter with a green umbrella, surrounded by personal belongings, near a parking lot at night.

“Visalia City Council, planning commission, mull homeless options”

Martin Velasco-Ramos // Valley Voice // 03.19. 2021

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A white manufactured home with multiple windows and a small front staircase, set on a gravel lot under a cloudy sky.

“Innovative mobile home park to help Tulare County homeless. Where will it open?”

Joshua Yeager // Visalia Times-Delta // 03.18.2021

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