Homelessness resources in Sacramento
One place to start. Find shelter tonight, food, free health care, and a path to stable housing — with verified phone numbers and a step-by-step navigator. Free, no account.
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Not sure where to begin? The Sacramento Resource Navigator asks four quick questions and routes you to the right pathway — veterans, youth, families, or single adults — with the right phone number for your situation.
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Sacramento Resource Navigator
A four-question tool that routes you to the right shelter and housing pathway for your situation.
Open the navigator →Emergency Shelter in Sacramento
Where to go tonight — single adults, families, youth, and veterans, with verified phone numbers.
Read the guide →Free Food & Health Care
Food banks, meals, free clinics, and how to replace your ID in Sacramento.
Read the guide →Housing & Shelter Directory
Verified Sacramento shelter and housing programs in one place, with addresses and hours.
Browse the directory →How Sacramento's system works
Sacramento Steps Forward is the lead agency for the Sacramento City & County Continuum of Care (HUD code CA-503). Most shelter and housing intake runs through the Coordinated Access System, which you reach by dialing 2-1-1 (or (916) 498-1000). A 2-1-1 operator screens your situation and connects you to available help — you do not need an address or ID to call. A few programs take direct walk-ins, like Union Gospel Mission's men's shelter (nightly bed sign-up at 5:30 p.m.).
Key Sacramento numbers
2-1-1 Sacramento
Shelter assessment, food, and coordinated entry — 24/7.
- Call
- 2-1-1 or (916) 498-1000
Veterans (VA Mather)
Homeless veteran care coordinator — HUD-VASH and homeless services.
- Call
- (916) 843-7271 · National 1-877-424-3838
Youth (WIND Youth Services)
Drop-in for ages 18–24; 24-hr adolescent line for 12–17.
- Call
- (916) 504-3313 · 12–17 (916) 628-1492
Health (WellSpace Health)
Health Care for the Homeless — medical, dental, behavioral health.
- Call
- (916) 737-5555
Verify before you go / call ahead. Phone numbers and hours change. If a number is out of service or you're not sure where to start, dial 2-1-1 for a current Sacramento referral. Have a correction? Contact us.