San Joaquin, Sacramento Counties To Receive Federal, State Funding To House HomelessFebruary 4, 2019 | Rich IbarraThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding $19 million to Sacramento and $4.3 million to San Joaquin in what’s called the Continuum of Care Program to end homelessness.
Sacramento To Keep Winter Shelter Open Through December — But It Could Close In 2019November 27, 2018 | Bob MoffittWhat was supposed to be a temporary triage shelter for homeless people is now entering its second winter.
Sacramento County Declares Emergency Homeless Shelter CrisisOctober 16, 2018 | Bob MoffittThe city of Sacramento is expected to make a similar declaration, which will make it eligible for some of the $20 million in state funding for homeless housing programs. Sacramento County will help administer the funds.
New Center For Homeless Youth Opens In Downtown SacramentoSeptember 24, 2018 | Bob MoffittWind Youth Services says the center at the corner of 8th and S streets is twice the size of the old facility in Oak Park. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California DreamCould This Tax On Vacant Properties Help End Homelessness?August 31, 2018Oakland voters could approve the state’s first tax on privately-owned vacant properties in November.
Health CareSacramento’s Newest Homeless Shelter Was Set To Close, Then This Local Hospital Stepped UpAugust 10, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaDignity Health is donating $1.2 million to fund the city’s Winter Homeless Triage Center through November. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Approves Year-Round Bathroom For Homeless PeopleJuly 5, 2018 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento City Council has approved a plan to open a restroom year-round specifically for homeless people. But the restroom would only be open 12 hours a day. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentHousing For Homeless Plan Goes To California BallotJune 25, 2018 | Ben BradfordCalifornia lawmakers hope voters will free up $2 billion in housing bonds for a homelessness program that has been stalled in court. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareHospitals, Counties Seek Alternatives To ‘Patient Dumping’June 5, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaAs California’s homelessness crisis persists, lawmakers and other leaders are looking for places homeless people can stay after discharge in the hopes of keeping them healthy and getting them housed. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California DreamThe Only City In California To Solve Veteran Homelessness Is On A Mission To Go BiggerMay 10, 2018According to the the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Southern California city of Riverside is the only one in the state to place all of its veterans in permanent housing. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
