In The News – Homeless in paradise: unhoused populations in Tahoe and the services that help them (part 2)
January 9, 2026 | Member Submitted
Originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 1/9/2026, Written by Eli Ramos
Winter is usually the time when people in the basin think about homelessness—it’s when the risks are highest for those who are unhoused and when operations like warming centers are the most critical. But year-round, organizations like Sierra Community House and the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless as well as others provide critical services to those in most need.
Part 1 of this feature covered what homelessness looks like in the Tahoe Basin and how homelessness services collect data. Now, we’ll cover what services are available to unhoused people and what changes are on the horizon for them.