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(Housing Authority/City Council) Update on Emergency Bridge Housing at the Grove [Oral Report]
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File ID: 2020-00615
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Location: District 2
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Contact: Sarah O'Daniel, Director of Housing Choice Voucher and Homeless Innovations, (916) 440-1397; La Shelle Dozier, Executive Director, (916) 440-1319, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
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Presenter: Sarah O'Daniel, Director of HCV and Homeless Innovations, (916) 440-1397, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
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1-Description/Analysis
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On February 18, 2020, the Housing Authority Board approved the development of an emergency initiative to shelter unsheltered transitional aged youth (TAY) in double occupancy sleeping cabins on Grove Avenue in Council district two. This initiative was developed on short notice and met Governor Newsom's 100-day challenge and responded to the Shelter Crisis Declaration of January 14, 2020.
After approval, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) staff moved quickly to establish the cabins, trailers for office space, and hygiene facilities on private property that is adjacent to St Paul's Church (church) on 2787 Grove Avenue.
Through the emergency bridge housing initiative, shelter is provided for unsheltered TAY between the ages of 18-24 who enter through a youth centric coordinated entry system and receive robust wrap around services coordinated by First Step Communities (FSC) that focus on a housing first, trauma informed care model.
Focusing on TAY allows the operator to provide the youth with shelter, case management support, and help to become self-sufficient. This strategy addresses community concerns related to homeless youth early, and will increase the chances that they will not become part of the chronically homeless population in the future.
On April 7, 2020, SHRA staff sought guidance ...
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