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[Contract Supplement] Women and Family Shelter Programs for Saint John’s Program for Real Change and WEAVE, Inc. [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00871
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion by two-thirds vote: 1) waiving the requirement for 10-day posting of agreements over $1 million under City Code section 4.04.020(C) and Council Rules of Procedure Chapter 7, Section E.2.d; 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 4 to City Agreement No. 2023-1417 with Saint John’s Program for Real Change for an amount not-to-exceed $1,005,414 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $4,196,971; and 3) execute Supplemental Agreement No. 5 to City Agreement 2023-1408 with WEAVE, Inc. for an amount not-to-exceed $488,320 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $2,030,009.
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Contact
Contact: Brian Pedro, Director, (916) 808-7816, bpedro1@cityofsacramento.org; Rodolfo Davidson, Program Manager, (916) 808-3703, rdavidson@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Community Response
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Saint John’s Supplement
3-WEAVE Supplement
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Homelessness is a complex issue for which there is no single answer or approach. Emergency shelters play a significant role in the City’s strategy for helping people move from the streets into shelter and ultimately into stable housing.
The City of Sacramento has made significant investments to increase the availability of shelter beds, services, and permanent housing for those experiencing homelessness. The impact of these investments can be seen from the 2026 Sacramento Point-In-Time (PIT) Count, which released its results in May.
According to the 2026 Sacramento PIT Count report, the County of Sacramento had an estimated homeless population of 7,458. While the total number of individuals experiencing homelessness increased by 843 people (13%) from the 2024 PIT Count, the data also showed that 582 more people were sheltered in 2026 than in 2024 (20% increase). In addition, the 2026 PIT Count showed a 19% reduction in the number of individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness within the City of Sacramento from 2024.
In May 2023, the City released a Request for Proposals (P23231031001) for Women and Family Shelter Programs and entered into agreements with Saint John’s Program for Real Change and WEAVE, Inc. for one year from September 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, and staff has since executed two one year renewals, and is proposing a third and final year renewal.
Saint John's Program for Real Change
Saint John's Program for Real Change provides sheltering, job training, and case management services to women and women with children. Saint John's residential units consist of dorm style rooms with bunk beds with a maximum usable capacity of 220. In a 12-month period Saint John’s anticipates serving approximately 280 individuals.
With the City’s funding, which makes up about 17% of Saint John’s emergency shelter budget, Saint John’s stabilizes women and children in a safe/healthy living environment through the following:
• Providing a safe place to live.
• Individualized case plans that include mental health and substance use services, parenting, financial health, employment development, and determine housing goals.
• Reunification of families where children have been removed from their parents.
• Classes on health and wellness practices, developing healthy relationships, positive parenting, and money management.
• Creating a financial plan and resolving barriers.
• Identifying and resolving legal issues.
• Completion of high school diploma with onsite instruction.
• Comprehensive job training program.
• Full enrollment in school for school-aged children.
• On-site childcare.
• After care services/programming for women exiting the program that may include:
o Permanent housing
o Rental assistance
o Motel vouchers
• Access to case management, substance use disorder (SUD) counseling services, housing referrals, and clinical therapy.
From September 2023 through June 2025, Saint John’s served a total of 529 individuals, including 252 children. Of those families served, 65% were exited to positive housing destinations.
Between July 2025 and April 2026, Saint John’s served a total of 278 individuals, including 127 children. Of those families served, 67% were exited to positive housing destinations.
WEAVE
WEAVE’s mission is to promote safe and healthy relationships and support survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and sex trafficking. In a 12-month period, WEAVE serves an average of 85 adults and children fleeing domestic violence or sex trafficking, providing confidential emergency shelter and case management services. With the City’s funding, which makes up about 35% of WEAVE’s budget, WEAVE provides the following to women and children:
• A safe place to live
• Emergency food assistance
• Childcare
• Personalized case management
• Access to group and individual therapy or counseling
• Referrals to drug and alcohol recovery
• Resource counseling
• Employment assistance, and
• Permanent housing navigation assistance.
From September 2023 through June 2025, WEAVE served a total of 274 individuals, including 157 children. Of those families served, 48% were exited to positive housing destinations.
Between July 2025 and April 2026, WEAVE served a total of 134 individuals, including 58 children. Of those families served, 50% were to exited to positive housing destinations.
To continue serving women and families experiencing homelessness and fleeing domestic violence, DCR staff recommend extending and funding the current agreements with Saint John’s Program for Real Change and WEAVE, Inc. for an additional year through June 30, 2027.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Pursuant to Sacramento City Code section 3.56.090, any agreement that is for $250,000 or more requires City Council approval.
The Sacramento City Code section 4.04.020 and the City Council Rules of Procedure (Chapter 7, Section E.2.d) mandate that unless waived by a 2/3 vote of the City Council, all labor agreements, and all agreements greater than $1,000,000 shall be made available to the public at least ten (10) days prior to City Council action. The recommendation is to waive this requirement. End
EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities and government fiscal activities that do not constitute a “project” and is not subject to the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Section 15378(b)(2)).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: Not applicable.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: Sufficient funding is available (Measure U, Fund 2401) in the Homeless Housing Initiative MYOP (I23001000) to execute the supplemental agreement with Saint John’s Program for Real Change for amount not to exceed $1,005,414, for a total no-to-exceed amount of $4,196,970, and to execute the supplemental agreement with WEAVE, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $488,320, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $2,030,009.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Saint John’s Program for Real Change and WEAVE, Inc. are both local to the Sacramento region.
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