Sacramento Steps Forward is part of the Sacramento Homelessness COVID-19 Response Team, which is a part of a broader County and City emergency and public health response to COVID-19. This team is a collaborative effort between Sacramento County, City of Sacramento, Sacramento Steps Forwards (SSF) and Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) that work closely with the homeless population. The team has been developing a coordinated framework and action plan to help meet the needs of those experiencing homelessness during this current public health crisis.
Click on the Fact Sheet , which provides more information about the current, upcoming and ongoing action plans to help slow the spread and impact of COVID-19 in the local homeless population.
New! – Encampment Sanitation Services Locations – Click on map for full sized version
New! Weekly Report #7
Weekly Report #7 reports on activities through May 28th.
Click here for the full report #7
Weekly Report #6 – Weekly report #6 reports on activities ending May 21st. Click here for the full report #6
Weekly Report #5 – Weekly report #5 reports on activities ending May 14th. Click here for full report #5
Weekly Report #4 – Weekly report #4 reports on activities ending May 7th. Click here for the full report #4.
Weekly Report #3 – Weekly report #3 reports on activities ending April 30th. Click here for the full report #3
Weekly Report #2 – Weekly report #2 reports on activities ending April 23rd. Click here for the full report #2
Weekly Report #1
The first weekly report highlighting the progress of the COVID-19 Homelessness Response Team’s work to implement the Sacramento COVID-19 Homelessness Response Plan is now available. This report includes actions to date through April 17th.
Click here for the full report #1
Fact Sheet and FAQs on the Homelessness Response Plan Activities
Click here for Homelessness Isolation/ Quarantine Fact Sheet (updated 5/8/2020)
New! Click here for Homelessness Isolation/Quarantine FAQs (updated 5/27/2020)
Click here for the Encampment Strategy Fact Sheet
Click here for the Encampment Strategy FAQs
Click here for the Existing Shelters Fact Sheet
Click here for the Existing Shelters FAQs
Interested in seeing what the Medically Supported Isolation Care Center at CalExpo looks like? Click below to read the blog post and to watch a short video.
Special trailers at Cal Expo, designated for homeless people with COVID-19, receive first patient
Sacramento COVID-19 Homelessness Response Plan Approved
The County Board of Supervisors, Sacramento City Council and the Sacramento City and County Continuum of Care (CoC) approved on April 7 and April 8, 2020 actions and funding recommendations in the Sacramento COVID-19 Homelessness Response Plan (Plan). Click here to read the full plan. The Plan includes strategies and actions necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate impacts for persons experiencing homelessness. Collectively, the Plan allocates over $15 million to use for COVID-19 specific response for persons experiencing homelessness.
To view the PowerPoint presentation from the CoC Board meeting, please click here .
The following information from local, state and federal levels are being provided as resources. Please check back often for updated and new information.
Sacramento County Resources
Sacramento County COVID-19 resource webpage
Sacramento County Public Health COVID-19 Guidance For Homeless Services (Updated March 18, 2020)
Sacramento County Mitigation Strategy
Sacramento County Guidance for Homeless Services (March 6, 2020)
Sacramento County Graphic Resources
Reporting Illness Poster for Service Providers
State of California Resources
Interim Guidance for Homeless Assistance Providers HCFC (April 27, 2020)
Interim Guidance for Homeless Assistance Providers HCFC (March 18, 2020)
Interim Guidance for Homeless Assistance Providers HCFC (March 10, 2020)
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Website
CDPH Infographic Preventing the Spread of Respiratory Illness
Federal Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coronavirus Website
CDC Resources for Homeless Shelters
Select CDC Infographics and Fact Sheets for Posting and Sharing (Click this link for additional information and fact sheets available in other languages)
How to Protect Yourself from COVID-19
Share Facts About COVID-19 (Also available in Simplified Chinese)
What You Need to Know about COVID-19 (Also available in Spanish, Simplified Chinese)
Symptoms of COVID-19 (Also available in Spanish, Simplified Chinese)
What To Do If You Are Sick (Also available in Spanish, Simplified Chinese)
Stop the Spread of Germs (Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese)
Wash Your Hands Poster (Also available in Spanish, Chinese, French, Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Portuguese)
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Resources
HUD Infectious Disease Toolkit for CoCs
Other Helpful Links
World Health Organization COVID-19 Myth Busters (available for download and share)
