Despite Sacramento County’s financial crisis, the city and county intend to provide 151 more beds for the homeless this winter than last. That’s because city officials expect 419 winter shelter beds to be funded through a variety of entities, including the city, nonprofit organizations, the federal government, the county and private donors. Last year, there were 268 winter shelter beds for the homeless. “The strategy provides for a collaborative public and private solution to increasing wint... KathleenHaley William Burg 2009-10-28T16:03:40Z 2009-10-28T16:03:40Z

Good news...a step closer to the real answer to homelessness (housing.) The "housing first" approach (as opposed to the "deal with all your problems while still homeless and maybe you'll get housing later" approach) isn't as popular with some, but it actually works in the real world.

William Burg 2009-10-28T16:03:40Z Kathleen Haley 2009-10-27T23:38:51Z 2009-10-27T23:38:51Z

Tim Brown, the director of the Sacramento Ending Chronic Homelessness Initiative, clarified Tuesday how the federal stimulus money would be used to create 150 more shelter beds. The federal stimulus money is coming through the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). "The 150 HPRP funded slots they are talking about aren't being spent on shelter beds, but they are being spent on rapid re-housing rental assistance, which means they will rapidly re-house people who are in the existing shelters, thereby freeing up 150 shelter beds over the next few months," Brown said.

Kathleen Haley 2009-10-27T23:38:51Z