Under a resolution adopted by the City Council, Roseville is voicing
its support for Sutter Health's Getting to Zero campaign, a regional
effort to end chronic homelessness by aligning programs and resources
around a low-or-no barrier approach to housing individuals experiencing
homelessness.
In December 2016, the city received a $250,000
matching grant through Getting to Zero to support its Homeless
Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program, a new program the City is
excited to introduce this year through former housing redevelopment
funding.
With the help of Sutter, this program is launching with
twice the resources and is providing $500,000 to local service
providers in order to assist individuals and families in Roseville who
are on the brink of homelessness or who are already homeless and are one
step away from being housed.
"With its Getting to Zero
campaign, Sutter is bringing business, nonprofits and government to the
same table to support innovative partnerships that encourage
collaboration and promote success," said Roseville Mayor Susan Rohan.
Working
with public and private partners in Placer, Sacramento and Yolo
counties, Sutter Health will match up to $10 million in contributions
and work to raise a total of $20 million over three years to support a
low-or-no barrier model that provides the chronically homeless with
housing, and then quickly offers the support services they need to
achieve and maintain stability.
The goal of the Getting to Zero
effort is to reach Functional Zero – when the number of homeless people
is equal to, or less than, the number of permanent housing units
available to them – in Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties.
The
Roseville City Council vote is consistent with recent actions taken by
nearby jurisdictions. The Yolo County Board of Supervisors, Davis City
Council and Woodland City Council have recently adopted resolutions in
support of Getting to Zero.