Sonoma County Homeless Coalition Board 2025 Elections
The Sonoma County Homeless Coalition Board is the decision-making body of the Sonoma County Continuum of Care.
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Sonoma County Homeless Coalition Board 2025 Elections
The Sonoma County Homeless Coalition Board is the decision-making body of the Sonoma County Continuum of Care.
Public Forum on Homelessness (#6) – Keep People Housed
You are invited to participate in an virtual public community forum about homelessness. The forum will begin with a brief presentation about Keep People Housed by representatives from Committee on the Shelterless (COTS), followed by an “open forum” style Question & Answer session.
Notice of Intent to Award: RFP for Point in Time (PIT) Homeless County and Survey
The evaluation panel carefully reviewed and analyzed the proposals received in response to the above referenced solicitation. Based upon that review and analysis, we are recommending to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors that the contract be awarded to Applied Survey Research (ASR).
Press Releases
St. Vincent de Paul selected to run two Sonoma County homeless shelters
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today authorized St. Vincent de Paul to provide interim shelter support services and site management at County shelter sites Mickey Zane Place and Eliza’s Village. The contract will be effective Aug. 1 and will last for three years with an option to extend. Additionally, the Board authorized an amendment with St. Vincent to cover current services at Los Guilicos Village through Aug. 31, 2024 or until all Los Guilicos Village guests and operations are transitioned to Eliza’s Village. The budget for the two actions together amounts to just over $5 million.
Preliminary 2024 Point-in-Time homeless count numbers rise as COVID-era programs end
After registering a decrease of 22 percent of people experiencing homelessness in Sonoma County in 2023, preliminary results of the Sonoma County Point-in-Time count for 2024 recorded an overall 11 percent increase. The annual one-day snapshot, conducted on January 26 from 5 to 10 a.m. across Sonoma County, located a total of 2,522 people experiencing homelessness, up from 2,266 in 2023
Memorial to honor lives lost in Sonoma County’s unhoused community
On December 21, National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, HomeFirst and the Sonoma County Department of Health Services will host a memorial to honor individuals who lost their lives over the last year while living without housing in Sonoma County. The event will take place at the Arlene Francis Center, 99 6th St., Santa Rosa, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.