The Downtown Chico Ambassadors have been a wonderful addition to our community, and have recently hired two homeless people. Unfortunately, after months of regular employment, one of them is still homeless. We can help.

One of the most persistent myths about homelessness has to do with their pattern of mobility and perceived benefits of locations. Put another way, it is a common misconception that the homeless populations are rarely made up of individuals who actually ‘belong’ to the community where they land. Usually, this charge is levied with the accusation that the homeless invade communities to siphon the resources away from the rest of us. This is a common argument around Chico’s polarizing relationship with the homeless, but it is far from unique. These myths have been addressed in our county as well as nationally.