SACRAMENTO, Calif. — ‘Yes in my backyard’ - that’s what one West Del Paso Heights woman is saying in the face of the homelessness crisis.
ABC10 first brought you the story of Robin Moore and her tiny homes for unhoused families back in early 2023.
Now, there’s an update on her work – and a powerful message.
Safe Harbor is a community of three tiny homes for families transitioning out of homelessness.
“To date, we have welcomed 34 families into our small community,” said Robin Moore, founder and CEO of WEforce of California Inc., the non-profit that operates Safe Harbor, literally, in Moore’s backyard.
She’s adding a second bathroom in the on-site trailer for the families, in part through a grant from the foundation of ABC10’s parent company, TEGNA.
“We can have up to 14 people on site. And if you can imagine 14 people…sharing one bathroom, especially when a couple of them are teenagers, then the need for a second bathroom…that's a no-brainer,” Moore said. “I can't thank ABC10 enough."
Moore’s tenacity is what has led to Safe Harbor’s success so far. And she had to put that spirit to a different kind of use earlier this year.
She tells the young women who come through Safe Harbor, “No one can advocate better for you than you.”
It’s advice she found herself using this spring during a routine doctor’s visit, where she felt empowered to mention something happening with her body.
“’I think I'm spotting,’” Moore shared. “I told it to an assistant who was taking my blood pressure… She looked at me straight, just square, and she's like, ‘Well, when is the last time you had your cycle?’ I’m like, ‘Three years ago!’ She goes, ‘Hmm.’”
The assistant set up a pap smear with the doctor that very visit. It was a test Robin wasn’t due to have for another year.
“And that was the beginning of the journey for me to find out that I actually had uterine cancer,” Moore said.
Because Moore spoke up and because her medical providers took swift action, her cancer was detected early — at stage 1.
“The next month, I had a total hysterectomy, and just last month, in July, I had my first chemo session,” Moore said.
It’s giving her the best shot at a long, full, cancer-free future.
“I'm hoping, if anything comes out of what we're doing now, is that someone is going to schedule a scan,” Moore said. “You're worth it.”
She also encourages people to talk about their family medical history with loved ones.
Robin’s non-profit works with Family Promise of Sacramento to connect with families in need. To learn more about Safe Harbor, their website is HERE.
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