The Sacramento County Departments of Homeless Services and Housing (DHSH), as well as Health Services presented their biannual report to the Board detailing outreach efforts to the homeless population in the unincorporated region of Sacramento, as well as the American River Parkway from Jan. 1 – June 30, 2025.
This is the fourth such report-out since the start of the City/County Partnership agreement was signed in December 2023. In addition to reporting on joint outreach efforts in the City of Sacramento, County staff also report on similar activities in the unincorporated County.
Outreach By the Numbers
From Jan. 1 – June 30, 2025, county outreach teams, consisting of 10 parkway staff, 10 encampment services staff and six community-based outreach staff, provided 31,355 services to 771 unduplicated individuals and supported 203 unduplicated individuals with transitioning out of unsheltered homelessness (which includes shelter and housing). On average, that is 40 services per participant. Compared to the previous six months, the number of services per person has increased. And while the overall number of people served is down, the success rate of transitioning out of homeless increased.
Examples of services numbers and types include:
- General case management: 22,065
- Housing search/placement: 1,473
- Vital document support: 1,131
- Healthcare Services: 425
- Food services: 1,278
- Coordinated Access System (CAS) Referrals: 234
More than 80% of unsheltered individuals served were between the ages of 25-61, 54% were male and 53% were BIPOC.
Behavioral Health Services by the numbers
From Jan. 1 – June 30, 2025, 1,569 unhoused residents were referred to behavioral health services and 1,080 individuals successfully admitted and linked to services. This is a significant increase in individuals and successful linkages from the prior six months.
During the same period, HEART Team efforts included:
- 1,612 individuals engaged
- 320 referrals to behavioral health services
- 178 individuals linked to and served by outpatient programs
Full Service Partnerships (FSPs)
- From Jan. 1 – June 30, 2025, the FSPs served 3,071 (95% of total capacity) unduplicated individuals.
- 73% of those individuals are housed
- 181 newly placed in housing
- 14% are in shelters
- 9% are unsheltered
Review the full presentation online
Sacramento County Investment in Homelessness
In fiscal year 24/25 the County invested $277,435,197 into addressing homelessness.
Investment by the numbers:
- $39 million in allocated capital costs to construct new Safe Stay Shelters
- $154 million to fund Community Based Organizations
- Funding by type:
- 47% State funding
- 18% ARPA funding
- 17% Federal funding
- 17% County General Fund
- 1% other
DHSH continues to update its data dashboards reflecting its commitment to providing clear, accessible information to support data-driven decision making and continuous improvement in addressing homelessness.
Data presented in the dashboards are organized into two general categories:
- Program Performance data that helps track key performance metrics, including program reach, services provided to program participants, program utilization and connections to shelter and housing.
- Demographic Insights including data on age, gender, race/ethnicity and vulnerability factors such as lengths of homelessness, disability conditions and financial resources.
Dashboards now include outcomes for three categories:
- Outreach (Encampment Services)
- Shelter and Interim Housing
- Re-Housing
Explore the dashboards and discover how the collective efforts are making a difference in our community. Currently, the dashboards only reflect demographics and outcomes from DHSH funded programs.
For more information on what the County is doing to address homelessness visit our website.