Since the 2024 PIT Count, shelter capacity within the city has increased by more than 500 beds/units, including expansion at the Outreach and Engagement Center and the launch of the Roseville Road Service Campus and the Stockton Boulevard Safe Stay, which is operated in partnership with Sacramento County.

In addition, the City launched its Street to Housing pilot program, which has supported more than 120 people moving directly from encampment settings into apartments.

The Roseville Road Service Campus, Stockton Boulevard Safe Stay and the Street to Housing program are supported by State of California Encampment Resolution Funds, which target a specific geographical area of focus within the city for outreach.

For example, the recent expansion of the Roseville Road Service Campus supports people who previously were living on the Sacramento Northern Parkway. The Stockton Boulevard Safe Stay shelters people specifically from the Alhambra/X Street corridors.

“The State’s partnership, combined with the City’s strategic investments and coordinated response, is helping more people move indoors and improving conditions across Sacramento,” said Brian Pedro, who leads DCR and the IMT.

DCR and the IMT’s deployment seven days a week to respond to homelessness calls also has played a role in decreasing unsheltered homelessness, Pedro said.

“They really are the operational engines, making our response system stronger than it has ever been,” he said.

So far in 2026, DCR/IMT has received more than 10,000 calls for service, created 2,300 unsheltered-resident engagements, obtained compliance with City laws and ordinances more than 5,000 times and cleaned up more than 1.1 million pounds of garbage.

More sheltering for chronically homeless, veterans

The PIT Count also showed improved outcomes for people with mental illness, the chronically homeless and veterans experiencing homelessness.

Adults experiencing a serious mental illness saw a 3% decrease in unsheltered homelessness and a 71% increase in sheltered homelessness, indicating more individuals were connected to indoor settings and services.Among people experiencing chronic homelessness, sheltered homelessness increased by 62%, suggesting more individuals with long-term and complex service needs were connected to interim housing opportunities.Veteran homelessness declined overall, with a 4% decrease in unsheltered veterans and a 15% decrease in sheltered veterans, reflecting continued progress in reducing homelessness among veterans through targeted outreach and housing interventions.

The 2026 PIT Count was held over two nights in January by nearly 800 trained volunteers. The results are submitted annually to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) following data validation and analysis.