The mail room at Housing Matters is more than a free post office. For many, it’s a lifeline

The mail room at Housing Matters is more than a free post office. For many, it’s a lifeline

As unhoused residents and homeless service providers work to find ways to provide basic amenities after Santa Cruz nonprofit Housing Matters’ day services close at the end of March, perhaps no service is more important than the organization’s mail room. It allows both unhoused people and members of the public to send and receive mail from the organization’s address as well as communicate with county and federal agencies regarding benefits and ot…