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Through our collaborative partnerships, we aim to increase awareness about the COVID-19 vaccine as an important public health tool and to increase vaccine equity for people experiencing homelessness. Join us to provide COVID-19 vaccinations across Sacramento County, especially to increase awareness and access among our most vulnerable communities!
Together, as of November 19, 2021, we have administered 2,181 total doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to unsheltered and sheltered individuals. This data is collected by Sacramento County Public Health.
Want to stay up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccination locations and resources in Sacramento? See a list of vaccination events, clinics, and available resources now.
Since 2019, the state of California and Sacramento County has made substantial progress in combating the COVID-19 crisis through coordinated community response. With the announced end of the local COVID-19 State of Emergency (SOE) and Public Health Emergency on February 28, 2022, there have already been noted changes to COVID-19 relevant activities in the coming months. View the session materials to learn more.
Sacramento Steps Forward has limited COVID-19 supplies available. Contact us if you’re interested in accessing educational materials, masks, sanitizers, testing kits, and more.
Cottage Housing is also making available 4oz. bottles of hand sanitizer (24 bottles/case) to support agencies and programs serving Sacramento clients. Supplies are limited however, more could become available in the future. Reserved supplies can be picked up at SERNA Village at 5836 Dudley Blvd., McClellan Park, CA 95652. Please contact Lois Littlewolf, Cottage Housing Program Manager at (916) 339-2746.
The California Department of Public Health through its “Vaccinate All 58 (VA58)” campaign is working to overcome barriers and improve equitable distribution of vaccines by providing accurate promotional and educational resources in-language. We highly encourage agencies with capacity to proofread and verify translations to help us meet the language needs of our diverse communities, including people experiencing homelessness. Participating agencies will be paid a $50 stipend per page. Please complete this form only if your agency is willing and has capacity to verify translated assets created by VA58.
California is launching a new Ambassador Program! Ambassadors are trusted messengers that help inform the community about why the COVID-19 vaccines provide the best protection against the COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 virus. If you’re interested in helping reduce the spread of COVID-19, register for the Ambassador Training on Wednesday, October 20 at 6:30 pm (English) and Wednesday, November 3 at 6:30 pm (Spanish). View details!
We will continue providing COVID-19 relevant updates as new information becomes available from federal, state, and local agencies.
We are taking part in the COVID-19 Community Health Project (CCHP), a state-wide initiative facilitated by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation with the California Department of Social Services (February 2021-July 2021) and then with the California Department of Public Health (October 2021-March 2022). Our project supports our unsheltered communities by:
We coordinate with the Sacramento County Public Health Department and our community partners to offer people experiencing homelessness more convenient options to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
We collaborate with a team of COVID-19 Vaccine Ambassadors, which include community partners who then recruit people experiencing homelessness to act as trusted leaders within encampments and shelters to carry forward the COVID-19 prevention message, further building confidence in the vaccines.
We also promote and provide educational materials developed by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State of California through our targeted “boots-on-the-ground” and digital outreach.
We facilitate community learning sessions for our community partners, other interested volunteer organizations, and homelessness service providers to improve COVID-19 vaccine acceptability and access. Trainings and relevant materials will be made available for public on-demand access.
For questions or suggestions around these sessions, contact our Volunteer and Training Coordinator, Kathreen Daria at kdaria@sacstepsforward.org.
Promoting vaccine awareness starts with education. Below are resources to help engage people experiencing homelessness with accurate, up-to-date information about vaccines and other COVID-19 health and safety measures.
We have compiled a toolkit of useful federal, state, and local resources. View now!
Additional Resources
SSF Community Spotlight
Journal Articles
Media Articles
Additional Resources
We will continue to update this section with the latest COVID-19 articles.
Sacramento Steps Forward is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) charity serving the Sacramento region. EIN# 27-4907397
