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The state has launched a pilot program to compensate farmers who reduce groundwater pumping near “vulnerable” residential wells stressed by drought.

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The city of Exeter alongside Self Help Enterprises continues to distribute grant funding to small businesses until funds run out.

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The unincorporated community of West Goshen receives $3.4 million to move from failing personal wells to a connection with California Water Service Visalia, providing safety, security.

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This year, nearly 1,400 household wells have been reported dry — a nearly 40% increase over the same period last year, and the highest annual number reported since 2013, when the California Department of Water Resources launched the Dry Well Reporting System. The actual number of dry wells is likely higher because reporting is voluntary.

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Visalia-based nonprofit Self-Help Enterprises works with the state to provide technical assistance and emergency response to the water crisis in the valley. It is one of the main providers of water tanks and hauled water for communities that run dry.

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The development is the first permanent supportive housing development in the City of Clovis. It was developed by UPholdings and Self-Help Enterprises with the goal of assisting those with disabilities who are at-risk of becoming homeless.

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Self-Help Enterprises is implementing a healthy housing program for 23 permanent supportive housing residents who’ve experienced chronic homelessness to help them improve mental and physical health and build tenancy skills to stay housed.

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In drought-parched Central Valley, thousands rely on trucked and bottled water as they wait for new wells

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Butterfly Gardens is based on the housing-first model, according to Jessica Hoff Berzac, co-founder and principal of UPholdings. Tenants are placed in the housing first and then can seek help with their illness or drug addiction, rather than having to clear those hurdles to get into a unit.

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Self-Help Enterprises receives $4 million in state funding to continue the construction of housing units for those experiencing trying to recover from homelessness

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