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The 2022 Point in Time Count estimated 9,300 people experiencing homelessness at a point in time in Sacramento County, while Sacramento Steps Forward estimates between 16,500 - 20,000 people experiencing homelessness in the County on an annual basis - with at least 70% being unsheltered. This is double the number of our unhoused neighbors in 2019, both as a point in time as well as on an annual basis. The County Park Rangers in 2018 issued 2,058 camping citations and closed 5,639 camps. This failed "Whack A Mole" Strategy creates significant housing and employment barriers for people experiencing homelessness Your Mom or Dad? Your sister or brother? Your son or daughter? Your next door neighbor? The 2022 Point in Time Count estimated 9,300 people experiencing homelessness at a point in time in Sacramento County, while Sacramento Steps Forward estimates between 16,500 - 20,000 people experiencing homelessness in the County on an annual basis - with at least 70% being unsheltered. This is double the number of our unhoused neighbors in 2019, both as a point in time as well as on an annual basis. 1/11 SACRAMENTO'S DAY OF ACTION IN SOLIDARITY WITH CITIES AROUND THE NATION TO CALL ON SUPREME COURT TO PROTECT THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS CITY'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANS OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS FROM 71% OF THE CITY LINK TO INTERACTIVE MAP SRCEH'S CITY & COUNTY HOMELESS CRIMINALIZATION & SERVICES DASHBOARD Note: In October the City changed their reporting of services - to only enrollment, referrals and rapid placement [Miller Park Safe Ground] If you are homeless - please call 211 and then #8 and download the 2023-24 Peoples Guide to Health, Welfare & Other Services: Sacramento City & County: www.peoplesguidesac.org Or scan the QR code below using your phone's camera The Guide is a directory & self-advocacy guide to the following services:​ Sponsored by: Mailing address: SRCEH 1026 Florin Road, #349, Sacramento, CA 95831 916-254-7124

SRCEH IN THE NEWS: 2024 1/10 Thirty Percent of Sacramentans Told Census They're Spending Half Their Income on Rent, SN&R, January 5, 2024 Shelter and Service Site Set to Open Next Week for Homeless In Sacramento, CBS 13, January 5, 2024 As Homeless Deaths Rise in Chico, Who's Keeping Track?, North State Public Radio, January 8, 2024 California's Unhoused in the Eye of the Storm, CalMatters, January 10, 2024 Additional Ways of Involuntarily Committing Those with Mental Illness will be Tested in Sacramento & Beyond, SN&R, January 12, 2024 Concerns Grow Over Sacramento Homeless Starting Fires for Warmth, ABC10, January 12, 2024 Sacramento City Officials Tables Discussion Over Daytime Camping Ban, FOX40, January 16, 2024 Volunteers Still Needed for Sacramento's Homeless Point-In-Time Count, SN&R, January 17, 2024 Homelessness is On the CA Ballot This March. Will Conditions Change on the Streets?, CalMatters, January 18, 2024 A Record 250 Homeless People Died in Sacramento in 2022. The Trend Will Likely Continue, SacBee, January 24, 2024 Sacramento County Reports 250 Homeless Deaths in 2022, ABC10, January 25, 2024 Sacramento Continues 'Point-In-Time' Count, FOX40, January 25, 2024 California Homelessness: How Bad Is It? CalMatters, January 26, 2024 Sacramento Abandoning Plans for Homeless Parking Site, FOX40, January 26, 2024 Incrementa Numero de Indigentes Que Mueren al Ano, Telenmundo33, January 26, 2024 Fentanyl, Homelessness, Violent Crime Highlights in Thien Ho's 1st Address, KCRA, January 31, 2024 Senate Bill 1101 Would Allow CA Homeless Encampment Ban, KCRA, February 6, 2024 Why Did Sacramento Take this Woman's Family Photo and Childhood Bible in a Homeless Sweep?, SacBee, February 9, 2024 Coordinated Access System Creates One 'Front Door' for Sacramentans In Need of Shelter, SN&R, February 27, 2024 Rio Linda Blvd. Homeless Encampment Has Neighbors Fed Up, ABC10, March 11, 2024 Sweeps Are Elephant in the Room As Sacramento City, County Officials Discuss Homeless Crisis, SacBee, March 12, 2024 Construction Begins on Sleeping Cabins in South Sacramento, KCRA, March 20, 2024 Homeless Man Charged With Hate Crime in Folsom Attack CBS, March 21, 2024 Advocates Assert That Sweeps of Sacramento's Homeless Camps Hinder the Ability to Provide Healthcare, SN&R, April 4, 2024 Audit: CA Lacking Data on Effectiveness on Homelessness Spending, ABC10, April 10, 2024 Sacramento 'Camp Resolution' Site for Homeless Community Forced to Shut Down, FOX40, April 11, 2024 Video Shows SUV Jumping Sidewalk, Hitting 3 Pedestrians in Sacramento, CBS, April 15, 2024 U.S. Supreme Court Case That Could Impact CA Homelessness Policies, ABC10, April 19, 2024 Sacramento Reacts to Homeless Case In Front of US Supreme Court, KCRA3, April 22, 2024 Are Homeless Camping Bans 'Cruel and Unusual'? U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments, ABC10, April 22, 2024 Supreme Court Skeptical of Laws Against Unhoused People Camping. CA Officials Await Decision, SacBee, April 22, 2024

The Myth of Homeless People Refusing Services Fact Sheet Homelessness: Myths vs Facts: PDF Homeless Programs & Housing: Myths vs Facts: PDF

SAFE PARKING PROGRAM FACT SHEETS Fact Sheet: 2019 Point in Time Count Fact Sheet: Safe Parking Program Around Nation

HOUSING FACT SHEETS Housing Inventory Count [HIC] [Emergency; Transitional; Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)] Sacramento CoC: 2020 - 2023 LINK TO HIC EMERGENCY SHELTER FACT SHEET LINK TO HIC TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACT SHEET LINK TO HIC PSH FACT SHEET

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tim Brown, Board President, Homeless Advocate Ken Cross, Ken Cross Consulting Bob Erlenbusch, Homeless Advocate Dr. Ethan Evans, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor, Division of Social Work, CSUS Grace Loescher, Director of Programs, Waking the Village and Director, Creation District Amani Sawires, Chief Operating Officer, Sacramento's Children's Home Ané Watts, Homeless Advocate STAFF Niki Jones, Executive Director: niki@srceh.org ; 916-254-7124 Grace Loescher, Communications Director: grace@srceh.org ; 916-512-0978

Transforming "No" to "Yes" HOW TO GUIDE for YIMBY ADVOCATES Myth busting - at public meetings and hearings - challenge the myths about people experiencing homelessness and siting affordable housing with the facts ​ When you first hear of a proposal: Contact the elected official, developer or non-profit who is managing the project and tell them you are are a supporter and ask how you can help ​ Do wide outreach, engage stakeholders and get community leaders engaged ​ Garner media and political support early ​ Be proactive - anticipate concerns and address them early as part of the project development including demonstrating the benefit of the project for your community -- show pictures and conduct tours of high quality homeless programs and affordable housing ​ Communicate with your elected official: call, email, write your elected official - let them know you support the project and are part of SRCEH's Neighborhood YIMBY Council Campaign ​ If there is a Information Meeting and/or Open House- encourage as many supporters as possible to attend; speak up in support at the meeting; challenge those who make discriminatory; inflammatory or offensive remarks ​ Public process: attend the permit meetings and other public forums to express support for the project ​ Approaches to framing the issue; communication and community outreach: + start your communication strategy early in the process + maintain control of the dialogue - take the offensive and frame your project precisely, positively and consistently ​ Communication: emphasize: + good design of project: good design enhances existing neighborhoods and increase values; additionally, well designed housing can revitalize older neighborhoods and set the standard for development in newer neighborhoods. Good design is also compatible with existing neighborhood architecture + good management of project: good management with strict standards for property maintenance as well as professional property management and compliance with local, state and federal regulations ​ Legal perspective: Sacramento City's Non-Discrimination and Equality Municipal Code: "The City of Sacramento is home to people of every sex, race, color, religion, national origin, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity....Sacramento embraces the dignity, humanity and individuality of all people and strives to provide a safe and welcoming environment for residents and visitors of every conceivable background." ​ Ensure that public input and decision-making is transparent Hold your elected officials accountable to their commitments ​ ​ ​

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MISSION to end and prevent homelessness in the Sacramento region through policy analysis, community education, civic engagement, collective organizing and advocacy HISTORY SRCEH was founded in July 2013, after Bob Erlenbusch, founder, met with key advocates in the community to determine their interest in being on a founding board & was well received. The current board represents people with lived experience of homelessness, civil rights attorneys, healthcare, homeless youth & housing advocates, direct service providers & the interfaith community. The first board meeting was held September, 2013. SRCEH received an initial capacity building grant of $7500 from the Sierra Health Foundation in December, 2013. SRCEH received its nonprofit status in April, 2014.

WOULD YOU SAY...? ... IF IT MAKES YOU CRINGE TO SAY? The neighborhood already has its fair share of people on welfare This neighborhood already has its fair share of Latino's ​ The homeless should only be be placed in commercially zoned areas Jews should only be placed in commercially zoned areas ​ This neighborhood is not suitable for mentally ill people This neighborhood is just not suitable for Asian people ​ Permanent supportive housing for homeless people lowers property Housing for seniors lowers property values and is values and is a drain on public services a drain on public services ​ Housing for people with disabilities must be separated by 500 feet Housing for Catholics must be separated by 500 feet ​ We deserve to be warned when people with mental illness We deserve to be warned when gays and move onto our street lesbians move onto our street ​ We don't want homeless people, but we will accept seniors We don't want Muslims, but willing to accept Protestants ​ If homeless people are going to live here - then I want the building If black people are going to live here, then I want to have: the building to have: + 12 foot walls around it + 12 foot walls around it + bars on the windows + bars on the windows + windows that don't open + windows that don't open + frosted windows so they can't look out + frosted windows so they can't look out + a curfew + a curfew + drug testing + drug testing ​ Cringe Test pdf

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