Homelessness is finally dipping across California. These Bay Area counties saw double-digit declines

As a single mother of three young children, Kayla Kahaulelio’s days are almost always hectic. But Kahaulelio, who is also pursuing a degree in social work, no longer worries about whether her family will have a place to call home.

Over the last year, Kahaulelio and her children have transitioned from an inpatient addiction treatment program to a family shelter to a subsidized, two-bedroom apartment in an effort to start a new chapter.

“With the home base, my kids are thriving and I’m able to go back to school,” she said while tidying up her new home in downtown Santa Rosa. “Instead of being exposed to my old life, I’m able to see that I can live healthy and sober.”…

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