Winter Nights Family Shelter in Contra Costa County

We're immensely grateful to the Danville Children's Guild who will be hosting a virtual fundraiser in support of Winter Nights Family Shelter. The fundraiser will be in lieu of their fall fashion show and luncheon. Thank you DCG for all that you do for children in our community. We are cheering for you and look forward to the event. Please save the date and share if you can !

What are you reading right now ? A few members of the Winter Nights Executive Team recently finished reading ‘Evicted’ by Matthew Desmond. https://www.evictedbook.com/ The book tells the story of eight families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and documents the spiral of poverty that comes with low rent and low protection housing. In the epilogue Desmond proposes suggestions for tackling the crisis. Here’s what Jo Kerner, our volunteer government grant writer had to say about the Pul...itzer Prize winning book. The two suggestions from the author for changes are 1.) to expand the housing voucher system, and 2.) for courts to hire lawyers and require that a person or family being evicted be represented by a lawyer. The author also maintains that eviction prevention will cost less and do more for the problem of homelessness in this country than the present system. The possible drawback for implementing is that the present tax benefits for middle and upper class homeowners are costing government money that could be used to house the homeless and should be looked at. The book won a Pulitzer Prize. After reading the book, I thought of all the interviews I've done during the past five years that involved eviction as a cause of homelessness and remembering those families tugged at my heart. The real people in the book are compelling and sensitively, extensively described and you will recognize them...

We're delighted to announce Amazonsmile for Winter Nights Family Shelter! When you shop at Amazonsmile they will donate a portion of the sale to us. Happy shopping and giving !

We're really excited about our Winter Nights Family Shelter Inc website designed by Andriana Mendez from EmeraldHingedesigns.com. If you haven't had a chance to see it yet, please visit cccwinternights.org What do you think? we would love to hear from you!