A nonprofit that has played a central role in Modesto’s fight against homelessness is shutting down across California, leaving city officials scrambling to keep a key program from collapsing.
The Downtown Streets Team (DST), which provides job training and cleanup crews while helping unhoused individuals transition to housing, announced that it will close its statewide operations at the end of October after 20 years.
In Modesto, DST has served nearly 400 people since 2019, supporting 182 with housing opportunities and helping 127 secure employment. The organization also deployed 68 team members to remove trash and litter across downtown and major corridors each week…