Shasta County reports progress but data gaps on veterans homelessness; leaders plan RFP for transitional housing

Jan 20, 2026

Health and Human Services and the Veteran Service Office told supervisors their semiannual review shows progress: 97 veterans housed since July and plans for an RFP to create transitional housing, but HMIS data duplicates mean the total homeless-veteran count remains uncertain and will be refined during a point-in-time count.

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Shasta County officials told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that work to house homeless veterans has shown measurable results this year, but county and nonprofit partners still face data-quality challenges that make an exact count difficult.

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