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How Inclusive Are You? • Court Appointed Special Advocates
How Inclusive Are You?
To learn how to foster inclusivity, here is some suggested reading from Tricia Montalvo Timm of Scotts Valley: • “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the
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Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race” by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD • “Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that
Shapes What We See, Think, and Do” by Jennifer
Eberhart, PhD
• “How to Be an Anti-Racist” by Ibrahim X. Kendi • “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma
Oluo • “me and white supremacy” by Layla F. Saad • “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism” by Robin DiAngelo • “Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the
Story of Race” by Debby Irving • “The Sum of Us: What Racism Cost Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together” by Heather
McGhee
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Tricia Montalvo Timm is the former General Counsel and Executive Sponsor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Looker Data Sciences, Inc. where she led the company in a $2.6 billion acquisition by Google. She is currently a board member and investor and has a passion for creating spaces of belonging.
Court Appointed Special Advocates Recognizes Dr. Kent Thompson
Dr. Kent Thompson is Board Member Emeritus at Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County.
Dr. Thompson, a retired pediatrician who practiced locally for more than 30 years, was voted that status unanimously based on his many years of dedication and service to CASA.
He was a board member from 20082015 and board president from 2012-13. He was successful in raising funds for the 2009 purchase of the CASA House in Watsonville and worked tirelessly on the renovations so staff could move in as quickly as possible a year later, which made the dream a reality. Upon completing his board service, Dr. Thompson has remained active with CASA. He remained committed to the Board Finance committee and joined the Friends of CASA, an auxiliary volunteer organization which supports CASA of Santa Cruz County.
Dr Thompson became vice chair and then chair of the Friends of CASA from 2017-2021. He still serves on the executive committee of Friends and is active in all their events and volunteer activities.
His work has developed the organization to be stronger, more inclusive, and more supportive, CASA leaders say.
As an avid fundraiser for CASA, he dedicated countless hours soliciting donations of items, hanging decorations, attending planning meetings, and being a friendly face of CASA at most every fundraiser event. n
Kent Thompson
“Harvey West” from page 6
Unhoused individuals lacking health insurance or a primary care doctor can seek medical care at a hospital emergency department.
Dominican Hospital’s emergency department is the only one in north Santa Cruz County, and under the 1986 federal EMTALA law, they must be treated, whether or not they can afford to pay.
Santa Cruz County, which has little low-cost housing, has one of the highest per-capita rates of homelessness in the state.
In January 2019, the Homeless Point-in-Time Count, a federally mandated census, estimated 2,167 people homelessness.
That’s one of every 125 residents.
Some have a disabling condition. In 2022, California is providing monthly Supplement Security Income of $1,040.
Their stability relies heavily on access to daily services like medical care and other supportive services, and permanent affordable housing.
“Harvey West Studios will offer a healing environment where people can feel at home within a shared community,” said Phil Kramer, Housing Matters CEO. “On-site services and the proximity to services co-located on the Housing Matters campus will further support them on their individual paths to health and housing stability.”
The design includes gathering areas for residents, landscaped spaces, and onsite medical and behavioral health services.
“We’re so grateful to receive this contribution, which we see as a deep commitment to the health of our entire community,” said Mer Stafford, chief impact officer at Housing Matters. n •••
Images by David Baker Architects
