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County reports Welcome Home shelters served 96 unduplicated youth in Q3; board approves house-rules policy
Summary
County staff presented the Welcome Home quarterly report, reporting 96 unduplicated youth served between January and March, an average stay of nine days, and an average daily census of 10.5; the board approved house rules and policies for the Welcome Home program.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors reviewed a third-quarter report on Welcome Home temporary shelter care facilities and approved a package of house rules and policies at the July 14 meeting.
Melissa Lloyd, deputy director for Child Protective Services, told the board the Welcome Home program served 96 unduplicated youth between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2026; the average age was nearly 13, the average length of stay was nine days, and the average daily census across Welcome Home sites was 10.5. Of the 146 discharges reported that quarter, 79% went to placements; a small percentage were taken to youth detention facilities or hospitalized.
Staff described staff training (including psychotropic medication administration protocols), improved partnerships with behavioral health and sheriff deputies assigned to the homes, and an ongoing placement-capacity expansion plan with community partners. Melissa Lloyd said incident reports had declined compared with earlier quarters and emphasized preventive, relationship-based approaches with contracted sheriff deputies who perform outreach and relationship-building work.
The board voted to receive and file the report and to adopt the house rules and expectations policy (item 64 passed 4-0). Supervisors praised staff for stabilizing Welcome Home operations and for partnerships intended to improve outcomes and reduce unnecessary detention of youth.
What happens next: Staff will return with implementation details for outstanding policies (search/confiscation policy and engagement supervisor standards) and with updates on placement capacity expansion as partners obtain licensing and open new short-term residential facilities.
