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Heading Home: County reports 2,100 family placements since 2021, stresses prevention and new units
Summary
The county updated the Board of Supervisors on April 8: since October 2021 its Heading Home campaign has helped more than 2,100 families into permanent housing, expanded prevention services and credited Measure A projects in the pipeline for adding family units.
County staff briefed the Board of Supervisors April 8 on the Heading Home campaign, the county’s multi‑strategy effort to end family homelessness.
Jessica Orozco and Deputy Director Hillary Armstrong presented outcomes showing that, since October 2021, the county’s campaign has permanently housed more than 2,100 families (more than 3,000 adults and over 4,100 children). Staff said most placements have come through rapid rehousing and emergency housing vouchers, and that county prevention programs have served more than 3,400 families.
The county reported improved system performance despite regional affordability pressures. Outreach and prevention programs — including a state‑funded family prevention initiative the county highlighted — showed particularly strong results: a high share of households served by prevention programs remain housed and avoid entering the homeless‑services system.
Staff also summarized housing pipeline progress. Measure A projects in development include new family units; this morning county staff confirmed two Measure A developments — “Magnolias” and “Lupina” — won recent tax credits that preserve dozens of family units in the pipeline.
Next steps described to the board included continued emphasis on the campaign’s four core strategies (maximizing federal vouchers, expanding rapid rehousing, strengthening prevention and creating permanent housing) and further coordination with school districts and the county office of education. Board members asked staff to return with additional detail about school‑district partnerships and preventive services directed at families and foster youth experiencing homelessness.
The board received the report. Staff said they will continue to track outcomes and return with additional analysis as the campaign and the county’s housing pipeline progress.
