JULY 2021
EHVs | Building Safe Systems | REQ Leaders |
REQ Action Plan | Upcoming Trainings & CoC Meetings
Emergency Housing Vouchers
Sacramento is receiving 494 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) through the American Rescue Plan of 2021, which appropriated $5 billion for EHVs across the country. 70,000 EHVs were awarded to approximately 700 Housing Authorities through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Building Safe Systems
Sacramento was recently awarded two new rapid rehousing programs dedicated to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking who are either at-risk of or currently experiencing homelessness. As required by HUD, the Continuum of Care (CoC) needed to create an entirely new coordinated entry system with enhanced privacy and confidentiality processes. After 8 months in development, the ‘Survivor Coordinated Entry System’ is now open for providers to refer survivors to housing.
Racial Equity Leaders
Angela Upshaw is the co-chair of the Racial Equity Committee. She’s used her expertise in homeless services to inform her work interviewing Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color (BIPOC) to learn about their experiences with homelessness and working with the community to build a racial equity action plan.
Racial Equity Action Plan
The Racial Equity Committee (REQC) has been diligently working to gather data, stories, best practices, system improvements, and community solutions to inform its Racial Equity Action Plan. The draft plan’s well-received findings and recommendations were presented at the Committee meeting on June 16th and also at a Stakeholder Forum on June 21st. See the available recordings and materials, including the draft plan. If the final plan is approved at the Committee meeting on July 21st, it will be brought to the CoC Board for its consideration on August 11th.
Upcoming Trainings
There are several training opportunities in the coming weeks focused on homelessness, COVID-19, healthcare systems, and fair housing.
Upcoming CoC Meetings
Join us at the CoC Board and Committee meetings:

July 21st | Racial Equity Committee 
Aug. 11th | CoC Board Meeting

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