Esmerelda Gill and her team at Puertas Abiertas, a longstanding nonprofit serving the Latino community in Napa Valley, see the daily needs of low-income residents looking for help.

"If they don't have housing, they don't have a lot of food security or health security, so there's a lot of need for there to be assistance, especially for agricultural workers," Gill said.

She said that federal, county, and city grants can often be the difference in a family staying housed or ending up on the streets.

It's a critical time for many who work in agriculture and impact Napa's economy.

"Harvest is coming up. If they don't feel safe or secure, then there's a lot of different effects it can have on our community," Gill said.

Molly Rattigan is the deputy city manager of Napa who oversees its housi

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