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to end and prevent homelessness in the Sacramento region through policy analysis, community education, civic engagement, collective organizing and advocacy 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 FEDERAL HOMELESSNESS EXECUTIVE ORDER: ENDING CRIIME AND DISORDER ON AMERICA'S STREETS On July 24, 2025, the White House issued an executive order aimed at criminalizing people experiencing homelessness, Ending Crime and Disorder on American Streets. The major components of the executive order include: 1. End the federal governments support for "housing first;" 2. End the federal governments support for "harm reduction" programs; 3. Prioritize funding for states and cities to enforce bans on open drug use, camping, loitering and squatting; 4. Orders the Attorney General to make federal funds available for removing encampments; 5. Prioritizes involuntary commitment for unhoused people with mental health issues; 6. Threatens to divert funding away from programs that don't push people into treatment facilities; 7. Prioritizes funding to expand mental health and drug courts SRCEH'S CITY & COUNTY HOMELESS CRIMINALIZATION & SERVICES DASHBOARD 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

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

CONTACT US: CONTACT FORM Name Email Phone Organization Subject Message Thanks! Message sent. Send EMAIL US: Niki Jones, Executive Director niki@srceh.org Grace Loescher, Communications Director grace@srceh.org MAILING ADDRESS: 1026 Florin Road #349 Sacramento, CA 95831

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 Sacramento Restaurant Owner Says Homeless Encampment Hurting Business, ABC10, April 30, 2024 'This Would Never Be Allowed in the Fabulous 40's': North Sacramento Neighbors Concerned About Nearby Homeless Camp, ABC10, May 3, 2024 Sacramento County's Unhoused Population Drops 29%, Bucking Recent Trends, Capitol Public Radio, June 5, 2024 Sacramento Celebrates Drop in Homeless Population. Advocacy Groups Remain Skeptical, CBS, June 5, 2024 Survey Finds 29% Drop in Sacramento County's Homeless Population, Following Years of Growth, The Observer, June 5, 2024 Loaves & Fishes Doubts Sacramento CA Homeless Count: 'Hard to Believe', SacBee June 5, 2024 Doubts Continue to Surround Sacramento's Recent Homeless Count, CBS, June 11, 2024 Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Homeless Camping Ban, ABC, June 28, 2024

PUBLICATIONS REPORT CARD: City-County Partnership Agreement Comparison fo 1999 & 2023 Studies on Homelessness Hostile or Anti-Homeless Architecture 2023 Homeless Employment Report 2022 Homeless Deaths Report 2021 Homeless Deaths Report 2020 Homeless Deaths Report 2019 Homeless Deaths Report 2018 Homeless Deaths Report Homeless Have Nowhere to Go...Literally: Lack of Access to Bathrooms 2018 Homeless Patient Dumping Report & Recommendations 2017 Sacramento County Homeless Deaths Report 2016 Homeless Employment Report Sacramento Homeless Deaths Report: 2015 SRCEH Analysis of County Cost of Homelessness Report [2014-15] Access Denied! Survey of homeless providers on impact of citations SRCEH Fact Checking City Response to Protesters SRCEH Analysis of City "Cost of Homelessness Report" SRCEH Critique of "Functional Zero" Cruel & Unusual Punishment: Sacramento Homeless Criminalization Report: 2015 - 2016 Sacramento County Homeless Deaths Report: 2002 -2013 with a 2014 Update Sacramento Homeless Deaths Report: 2002 - 2013 Homeless Employment Report: 2010

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HOMELESS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE Advocacy Priorities: 4 Common Sense Solutions to Sanitation Issues 1. Portland-style Loos &Mobile Bathroom program 2. Hand sanitizing stations 3. Mobile Shower Program 4. Trash receptacles & Mobile Encampment Trash Pick Up Program

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