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The City of Sacramento, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, Sacramento Steps Forward, and the County of Sacramento are publishing a monthly report to keep the community informed about our collaborative work to address homelessness in Sacramento. We are looking forward to sharing our efforts on a monthly basis. Read the first Sacramento Area Homelessness Progress Report!
We are 25 days away from the 2022 PIT Count on February 23-24 and continuing to recruit volunteers. Please sign up today and share this volunteer opportunity with your networks. We are hosting three 1-hour trainings for Community Canvassers on February 9, 15, and 22 at 5-6PM. You will need to attend one of the sessions where you will learn more about the PIT, canvassing best practices, PIT survey tool, and more. Make sure you register for one of these sessions.
Over the next few months, the Sacramento Continuum of Care will be working in partnership with the City and County of Sacramento to develop a Local Homelessness Action Plan with measurable outcome goals to help guide the homeless response system. A required element of the upcoming Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round 3 funds (HHAP-3) administered by the State of California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH), this action plan is an opportunity for us to engage with the community around strategies and goals for ending homelessness in Sacramento. There will be a series of opportunities to participate at CoC committee and Board meetings, as well as community forums in the coming months. See an overview of HHAP-3 that was presented to the CoC Board in January.
Sacramento is coming together with Santa Cruz, Merced, Fresno, and San Bernardino to participate in a state-sponsored 100-Day Encampment Challenge, which will be focusing on serving persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness. As a part of this challenge, Sacramento has established a team of providers, staff, and outreach navigators to test out innovative ways to help persons experiencing homelessness. Our team has done an incredible job coming together, organizing, setting a work plan, and getting started.

In 100 days, our goal is to safely and stably house 43 individuals living in Sacramento encampments or identified shelters that currently have a voucher and connect 43 individuals living in encampments to a pathway to housing. We will seek to address the barriers that have historically created racial and other inequities in housing outcomes. Stay tuned for progress updates!
Meet one of the newest members of our staff! Jillyan Sylvia McKinney joins as our Racial Equity Specialist to help us achieve the outlined goals in the approved Racial Equity Action Plan and coordinate the CoC’s Racial Equity Committee. Read about what’s ahead for Jillyan! 
We’re currently collecting new applications for CoC Board membership. We’re also actively accepting applications for Coordinated Entry System Committee (CESC) membership. Please note that the CoC Board and Committee applications are combined in the same form. You will be able to choose the CESC section. Remember to complete your applications due on Monday, February 21 by 5PM.
The Sacramento County Housing Authority announces that the waiting list for the Housing Choice Voucher Tenant-Based Voucher (formerly Section 8) will remain open through Wednesday, February 9 at 11:59 PM. Pre-applications are being accepted at www.sacwaitlist.com. A total of 5,000 applicants will be placed on the waiting list through computerized random selection.
DHA has announced a new Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Case Management Services (i.e. formerly ICMS now CMS) and Property Related Tenant Services (PRTS ), which is now posted on the DHA website for providers interested in applying. Please note that there are several updates to this RFQ and all providers interested in applying should thoroughly review. Proposals are due February 10 at 3PM.
Hope Cooperative (or TLCS) has been providing mental health and supportive housing services for people with mental health challenges for 40 years in Sacramento County. Hope Cooperative is actively seeking applicants to lead and support outreach and engagement, clinical work, human resources, operations, and more. Visit the Career Center to learn more about these roles and apply.
CoC Meetings
The Sacramento CoC meetings occur on a monthly basis. Stay informed by attending the upcoming February 2022 meetings:
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