Family Shelter Program, Since 1972
The Family Shelter provides short-term emergency housing and supportive services to 13 families with children experiencing homelessness, in a 55-bed facility for up to 60 days. Additional supportive services are aimed at helping participants come to terms with the reasons behind their homelessness, obtaining necessary resources, securing permanent housing, and developing plans that will help them maintain that housing in the future.
Phone screenings only: call (916) 455-2160.

Services Offered:

• Intensive Family Case Management
• Comprehensive Life Skills Education
• Alcohol & Drug Recovery Support and Education
• On-Site SETA Head Start
• Parker Avenue Resource Center, On-Site SCUSD Services
• Project TEACH Services
• Primary Health Care Services for Children through Hope Clinic
• Transportation and Laundry Services
• Housing Relocation Assistance
• Homeless to Housed Program: Fast Track to Section 8 with Follow-up Case Management for 1 Year
• Assistance with Clothing, Shoes, and Housewares

• 576 Total Persons Served
• 236 Adults Served
• 340 Children Served
• 72 Single Mother Families Served
• 12 Single Father Families Served
• 76 Two-Parent Households Served
• On Average, 265 Persons Turned Away Each Month Due to Lack of Space

Women's Refuge Program, Since 1985
The Women’s Refuge provides emergency housing, food, and support services for 12 single women experiencing homelessness for up to 30 days. Participants receive basic living supplies and a variety of counseling and case management services aimed at helping them stabilize their lives.
Phone screenings only: call (916) 455-0415.

Services Offered:

• Intensive Case Management
• Nutritious Meals
• Job Referrals
• Assistance with Clothing, Shoes, and Housewares
• Transportation and Laundry Services
• Alcohol & Drug Recovery and Prevention Services
• Housing Relocation Assistance
• Support Groups and Workshops
• Homeless to Housed Program: Fast Track to Section 8 with Follow-up Case Management for 1 Year

• 247 Women Served
• On Average, 77 Women Turned Away Each Month Due to Lack of Space

Extended Shelter Program, Since 1991
The Extended Shelter Program provides services for 6 single women, in transitional housing for up to four (4) months; women may apply after completing 14 days at the Women's Refuge. Participants receive supervision and structure for a temporary period to enable them to acquire the skills necessary to obtain and maintain independent living.

Services Offered:

• Case Management for 1 Year
• Living Skills
• Housing Assistance
• Support Groups & Workshops
• Alcohol & Drug Recovery and Prevention Services
• Assistance with Clothing, Shoes, and Housewares
• Laundry Services

Housing Services Program, Since 1989
The Housing Services Program provides a variety of housing services to program participants that are transitioning from various SAEHC programs. In addition, the program helps community members who may be in immediate danger of becoming homeless.
For information call (916) 457-5760 x207.

Services Offered:

• Connecting Clients to Resources Readily Available to the Community (SMUD Vouchers, Drivers Licenses, etc.)
• Landlord Referrals
• Case Management
• Budget and Savings Education
• Assistance with Housewares and Furnishings

Children's Protective Services (CPS) Home Finding Program, Since 1991
The CPS Home Finding Program provides services for 13 families in the CPS system temporary housing at either our group home or apartment facility, from three (3) to six (6) months. The focus of this program is to provide families the opportunity to save enough money to secure a permanent residence. SAEHC staff assists families in locating permanent housing and works closely with residents to ensure budget and savings goals are met.
Referrals are done through a CPS social worker.

Transitional Housing Program for Families (THPF), Since 1993
In collaboration with Lutheran Social Services (LSS), the THPF program provides services for 11 homeless families who have experience numerous barriers to self-sufficiency with transition housing for up to 24 months. THPF offers a stable, safe, supportive environment where families can begin the process of reclaiming their lives.
Call LSS to start screening process (916) 453-2900.

Services Offered:

• Housing Relocation Assistance
• Workshops in Money Management, Home Maintenance, and Tenant/Landlord Rights
• Participant Support
• Apartment Rehabilitation
• Ground Maintenance and Repair

Mather Community Campus (MCC), Since 1995
In collaboration with several agencies, the MCC program currently serves 32 families with 71 children. This is a two-year, employment-focused transitional housing program for families with children and single adults. This collaborative project is operated under the opuses of HUD and administered by the County of Sacramento Department of Human Assistance. MCC utilizes a campus model, creating an educational and personal growth atmosphere. The MCC program operates from both a strength based and therapeutic community model. To qualify you must be ready to go back to work and families must be homeless, staying in a shelter, inpatient treatment facility, or other transitional housing program.

A MCC Family Site Referral Form must be completed by the shelter/treatment provider. Please contact the SAEHC Housing Department at (916) 381-0509 to obtain a referral form and fax number. There is a waiting list.

Services Offered:

• Intensive Case Management
• Group and Individual Counseling
• Living Skills Development
• Children’s Services Program

• Volunteers of America
• PRIDE Industries
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Sacramento Employment & Training Center

Omega Project, Since 2002
In collaboration with Volunteers of America (VOA), the Omega Project serves formerly homeless individuals and families who have successfully completed an emergency shelter or transitional housing program and who, because of various disabling conditions, have demonstrated the need for ongoing intensive support services to maintain housing. This program provides permanent housing with continued case management and youth development services.
Phone screenings only: call (916) 457-5760, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Supportive Services Program, Since 1998
The AOD Program provides group and individual outpatient counseling and prevention services to adults with a history of substance abuse. These services are available for both SAEHC program participants and the community.
For more information or a screening for services call (916) 457-5760 x203 or (916) 455-6254 x205.

Services Offered:

• AOD Assessments & Interventions
• Group and Individual Counseling
• AOD Education and Prevention
• Outreach Services
• Case Management
• Home Visits
• Early Recovery Group
• Honesty, Open-Mindedness, and Willingness (HOW) Group for Those in Longer Term AOD Recovery
• Treatment Plans

• Alcohol and Other Drug Bureau
• CalWorks
• Volunteers of America

Children's Services Programs, Since 1998
The Children’s Services Program operates at three sites; the Family Shelter (Oak Park), the 34th Street Omega Program (Oak Park), and Mather Community Campus (Rancho Cordova). These programs are designed to give youth a safe and positive environment to express, explore, and identify their feelings. By including the parents, families have the opportunity to learn and apply positive communication, parenting, and other important family skills.

Services Offered:

• Computer Lab
• Homework Assistance
• Tutoring

Oak Park Community Garden
The garden represents SAEHC’s commitment to community development and empowerment. Set up through Deloitte’s IMPACT Day program, volunteers descended upon a barren piece of earth next to the Family Shelter on Parker Avenue for one day. Out of their gift of love, the plot has been transformed into a place of beauty where SAEHC participants and members of the local community may come together. In partnership, the community and SAEHC produce change one seed at a time.

SAEHC Administrative Office
2411 Alhambra Boulevard, Suite 110
Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 454-2120.