Sacramento Area Emergency Housing Sacramento Area Emergency Housing Center

 


Staff Info

Professionally managed with an on-site crew of 102, SAEHC has a variety of services that assist adults and children in a secure and safe environment.

Emergency Shelters

  • Family Shelter Program
  • Women's Refuge Program
  • Continued Services

  • Wilma's Place
  • Housing Relocation and Aftercare Program
  • Transitional Housing

  • Transitional Housing Program for Families
  • Mather Community Campus
  • Permanent Housing

  • Casa Serenes
  • Casas de Esperanza
  • Omega Project
  • Friendship Housing
  • Additional Services

  • AOD Supportive Services Program
  • Children's Services Program
  • Hope Clinic
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    Emergency Shelters

    Family Shelter Program, Since 1972

    The Family Shelter provides short-term emergency housing and supportive services to 14 families with children experiencing homelessness, in a 60-bed facility for up to 30 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. This is one of only two shelters in Sacramento County that accepts two parent families, single fathers, and sons over the age of 14.
    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

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    Women's Refuge Program, Since 1985

    Co-located at the Family Shelter site, 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) 455-2160

    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

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    Continued Services

    Wilma's Place, Since 1991

    Wilma's Place 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

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    Housing Relocation and Aftercare Program, Since 1989

    The Housing Relocation and Aftercare Program provides a variety of housing services to program participants that are transitioning from various SAEHC programs and people in need in the Sacramento community. One time rental and utilities assistance are provided through an additional program.
    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

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    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

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    Mather Community Campus (MCC), Since 1995

    In collaboration with several agencies, the MCC program serves 55 families with over 100 children in this two-year, employment-focused transitional housing program. 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 families must be ready to go back to work and be homeless, staying in a shelter, inpatient treatment facility, or other transitional housing program. This program is rated one of HUD's "Best of the Best."

    A MCC Family Site Referral Form must be completed by the shelter/treatment provider. Please contact the SAEHC Housing Department at (916) 228-3100 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
    Service Partners:
    • Volunteers of America
    • Crossroads Diversified
    • Department of Health and Human Services
    • Sacramento Employment & Training Center

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    Permanent Housing

    Casa Serenes

    In 2010, SAEHC acquired a 30-unit scattered site program serving 30 homeless disabled men and women. The program provides comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated supportive services to each participant that addresses their physical and mental well being with the goal of stability and self-sufficiency.

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    Casas de Esperanza

    In 2010, SAEHC acquired 18 units of permanent supportive housing that serves 18 disabled chronically homeless men and women. The program provides housing and comprehensive and continuous case management services, assessments and referrals to other services based on participants� needs.

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    Omega Project, Since 2002

    In collaboration with Volunteers of America (VOA), the Omega Project provides permanent housing and continued supportive services to 15 singles and 15 families who have multiple and severe disabilities and have successfully completed a transitional housing program. The Omega Expansion program increased the number of families served to 22 in 2009. 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.

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    Friendship Housing, Since 1993

    The Friendship Housing program was the model for Self-Help Housing. It continues to serve 2 families in subsidized, permanent housing.

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    Additional Services

    Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Supportive Services Program, Since 1998

    The AOD Program provides recovery support services to all SAEHC program participants, including group and individual outpatient counseling, recovery outreach, and case management. AOD education workshops and support groups and services are also 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
    Service Partners:
    • Alcohol and Other Drug Bureau
    • CalWorks
    • Volunteers of America

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    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

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    Hope Clinic

    Located in the historic Firehouse facility, Hope Clinic provides free medical care to the adults and children in our programs and the children in the Oak Park neighborhood. Services include vaccinations, TB testing, and prenatal care. This program is run in collaboration with the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Serveces and the UC Davis Medical School.

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