SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA (MPG) - On Monday, August 21, 2023, Sacramento County’s first Safe Stay Community welcomed its first guests. The sleeping cabin-style shelter campus has a capacity of 125 – 75 single cabins and 25 double occupancy cabins and was approved by the Board of Supervisors in June 2022. The first two guests are a couple that will use one of the double occupancy cabins.

What Can Guests Expect?

On-premise guests can use the bathroom and shower trailers, laundry services and eat three meals a day in the common area. The campus also has a gated pet relief area, a computer lab, an entertainment space, employment development and housing-focused case management. Guests will also be connected with transportation resources for off-site needs such as medical appointments or jobs.

Each cabin is outfitted with a bed that folds down from the wall, two storage containers, basic toiletry supplies, a desk and chair, overhead light, HVAC, power outlets, smoke alarm and fire extinguisher and a locking door. Cabins also have enough space to accommodate a dog bed or pet crate. The campus has storage containers for possessions that do not fit in the sleeping cabins.

The Florin Road Safe Stay community is operated by City Net. City Net has more than 25 employees dedicated to managing the campus, as well as meeting client’s basic needs. Employees also provide case management and housing navigation.

How Are Guests Referred?

The Florin Road Safe Stay Community is currently a closed referral process, through homeless services providers engaging with people living outside near the shelter. Existing street outreach providers, both within the City of Sacramento and in the unincorporated area of Sacramento County, will engage with people living outside to evaluate what services and shelter programs they are eligible for and that will best meet their needs.

People experiencing homelessness and looking for shelter resources should contact the Housing Crisis Line by calling 2-1-1 and pressing 8 or the toll-free number at 1-844-546-1464.

How Can the Community Get Involved?

City Net accepts in-kind donations by appointment only. To schedule a donation drop-off or volunteer, email [email protected].

Accepted donations include, but aren’t limited to:

Hygiene supplies (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothbrushes, toothpaste, feminine hygiene, incontinence supplies, etc.); NEW emergency clothing staples (t-shirts, sweats/shorts, socks, undergarments, etc.) Gift cards of various values; Animal supplies (dog food, cat food, toys, collars, leashes, beds); The minimum age for volunteers is 18 years of age. Each volunteer must complete a volunteer application/waiver and be cleared prior to arrival. No walk-up volunteers will be permitted on-site.

The County has a second Safe Stay site opening off Florin and East Parkway, in the County Department of Health Services parking lot, this fall. The East Parkway site will have the capacity for 65 people at any given time.

If you need shelter or services, please call 2-1-1.

For more information on what the County is doing to address homelessness, visit the Department of Homeless Services and Housing website.