Participant Stories

Meet Your Unhoused Neighbor Series #4 A senior and lifelong Encinitas resident, William participated in Jewish Family Services’ Safe Parking Lot program here in Encinitas and then made his way to CRC. When William connected with CRC he was considered an individual experiencing chronic homelessness, living over a year in...

Ted is college graduate, husband and father. He had a family, home, a great job and at a certain point in his life, he lost it all.

After five years living in his car Ernest came to Community Resource Center for help to find housing.

Series 2: Meet Your Unhoused Neighbor Christine and her family have been experiencing homelessness in the City of Carlsbad for over two years. She and her husband have seven children, two of whom are adults. Christine and her eldest daughter are caregivers at an assisted living facility, and her husband...

Sometimes the switch from summer to fall and winter can pass in the blink of an eye. But for people experiencing a season of hunger, homelessness or hurt, the days are unbearably long.

Meet Your Unhoused Neighbor, Series 1 Welcome to the first in our series, “Meet Your Unhoused Neighbor” This is a monthly series where you will meet some of our program participants as they share their housing needs and journeys. Matthew* has been experiencing homelessness in Encinitas for the last 3...

With no family or friends close by to provide help, Mariana and two of her children, Joseph and Eva, turned to CRC’s Domestic Violence emergency shelter for safety and help. Mariana and her children also received assistance from our other wraparound services, such as healthy food, counseling and case management...

“Sometimes you don’t know how much help you need until someone helps you”  Daisy suffered a traumatic brain injury that left her permanently disabled. She could not afford to pay her rent and bills with her disability income alone and began living in her car. After 5 months of “being...

Christen lost her employment and housing due to Covid layoffs before the mandatory eviction moratorium. She was unable to find employment and ran out of savings, and was forced to give up her apartment. After a short time with family, Christen became homeless. Coping with serious health concerns, she was...

Jennifer, a 23-year-old woman, arrived at Carol’s House with her four year old son Maddox. After 45 days in CRC’a emergency shelter and diligently searching for permanent housing, she was accepted into the CRC transitional housing program located at an affordable housing complex, with the assistance of CRC partner Community...

Nicole contracted COVID-19 and was out of work for several weeks. Her job did not provide paid time off so not working meant financial loss. As a single woman and solo income earner, Nicole was stressed out about how to pay her rent and not fall behind. Nicole’s landlord directed her to Community...

“I’ve never been in this situation before and I really appreciate you opening the doors to help me and probably so many other people, I am really thankful for that” When Adriana’s husband lost his job, they struggled to stay afloat but they fell behind on their rent. After several months of struggling, they came to Community Resource Center for...