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CHICO HOUSING ACTION TEAM

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From Homelessness to Housing:

Making a Difference In Chico Since 2013

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Chico Housing Action Team's mission is to ensure that everyone in our community has access to housing they can afford.

What CHAT Does:

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We master-lease multi-bedroom homes, then sub-lease the rooms to individuals or lease entire homes to families, all at market rates. We also provide the property maintenance, volunteers who provide emotional and life-skills support, and case managers who help provide access to services.

 

For CampFire and North Complex Fire survivors, we have a special program called CHAMP that provides landlord incentives to rent to fire survivors who may not have the credit or income to rent from traditional landlords.

 

We help create the stability that people need to make progress in their lives!

See our Housing Programs page for more details about all of our current housing programs.

CHAT resident Kristen and her young daughter enjoying a Chico park

If you need help with finding housing or want to apply for CHAT housing,

see our Apply for Housing with CHAT page, and don't forget to call 211.

If you know of a residence we might be able to lease or if you know of some land for purchase, email us at info@chicohousingactionteam.net.

​ If you'd like to be a part of helping move people from homelessness into housing:

Donate today, discover other ways to give, or volunteer with us!

April 2021: CHAT Signs Contract with Butte County for Everhart Village!

CHAT Executive Director Leslie Johnson sitting with Don Taylor and signing contract

​In early April 2021, CHAT signed the contract for Everhart Village with the County of Butte Departments of Behavioral Health and Employment & Social Services. Seen here are CHAT Executive Director Leslie Johnson with Don Taylor, the County of Butte Housing and Homelessness Administrator. This tiny-home emergency shelter project will be exclusively for Behavioral Health clients who are un-sheltered and struggling to keep up with appointments and treatment plans. We hope to be able to open Everhart Village by late 2021. Read the full announcement here.

CHAT VIDEOS!

Stories about CHAT Residents and homelessness in Chico

August 2021: Presenting "Lost & Found in the Park"

"Lost & Found in the Park" is a groundbreaking video that documents the lives of folks living in two camps in Chico: Comanche Creek and Teichert Ponds. Filmmakers Gerard Ungerman and Stacey Wear lived with the folks the camps for several days in each location where they developed a trust with the folks camping there that lets them show the truth about how people got there and the challenges they face living in the parks. You won't want to miss it!

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More CHAT videos

CHAT'S HOUSING PROGRAMS

Residents from one of our Housing Now residences

HOUSING NOW

We master-lease houses and apartments then sub-let to individuals & families, and provide social support and property management

One of the HUSH families playing at a playground

HUSH

Hand Up Supportive Housing: Subsidized housing with social services for families through a state HEAP grant

Front door to one a house rented by a CHAMP client

CHAMP

A landlord-incentive program to help Camp Fire survivors secure afordable rental housing

Older man with a Benson 2.0 tshirt

Harmony House

For people with mental health issues who benefit from dedicated case management

Three emergency shelter units

Everhart Village

A planned sleeping-cabins project for clients of Butte County Behavioral Health

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Redwood Housing

For college students, in collaboration with CSU-Chico and Butte College

Board member Bob Trausch and former board member Bill Kurnizki at the doorway for the Veterans House

Veterans House

For homeless or

at-risk veterans

Three women and a dog who are residents of our first Mercy House

Mercy Houses

For homeless folks with serious medical conditions

NEWS ARTICLES AND THE CHAT BLOG

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​Articles About CHAT, Housing &
Homelessness in Butte County & California, and
Tiny Homes for the Unhoused

9/20/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
No Fines for Sean Morgan For Discussing Settlement on Radio

9/17/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Gavin Newom Abolishes Single Family Home Only Zoning in California

9/14/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Teen Arrested in Connection With Teichert Ponds Killing

9/09/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Vigil Held Following Death at Teichert Ponds

9/04/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
One Killed in Early Saturday Morning Shooting at Teichert Ponds

8/24/2021 - Action News Now
Chico Mayor Talks Plans to Clean Up Parks, Get Homeless into Shelters

8/24/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Nonprofit Demonstrates Temporary Homeless Shelters

8/11/2021 - Chico News & Review
Still in Crisis: Butte County Supervisors Extend Shelter Cris Declaration

8/7/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Documentary Explores Life of the Unhoused

7/28/2021 - Washington Post
Survivors of California's Deadliest Wildfire Haunted as New Blaze Nears: "I Can't Do It Again"

7/23/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Study Shows Chico Residents Making Less Than What's Needed

7/21/2021 - Chico Enterprise-Record
Guest Commentary from fomer Chico Police Chief Mike Dunbaugh: Greater responsibility, understanding are past due

7/20/2021 - Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
Gov. Newsom in Sebastopol to spotlight $12 billion in state aid for homeless services, housing

7/19/2021 - Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom
Governor Newsom Signs Historic Housing and Homelessness Funding Package

7/9/2021 - Chico News & Review
Court Order: Stay (Judge England enacts a preliminary injunction against the city of Chico)

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Board members Bob Trausch, Alan Mittman, Charles Withuhn, and Leslie Johnson work on finding another property for a CHAT house.

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