Defining the terminology used by Sacramento’s Coordinated Access System (CAS). Learn more about CAS here.
“Preventions from homelessness” tells us how many times the case managers have prevented at-risk households (individuals or families) from becoming homeless after contacting the Sacramento 2-1-1 (#8) Housing Crisis Line. Strategies include providing eviction prevention assistance, offering dispute resolution services, or facilitating access to emergency financial support through the Problem-Solving Access Point (PSAP) Program. Prevention metrics highlight the proactive steps our community takes through the 2-1-1 (#8) system to help people manage crises before they ever experience homelessness. This, in turn, reduces the impact on the person at risk and reduces the long-term cost to the homelessness response system.