Prevention and Intervention — Waking the Village

Experiencing Homelessness or Worried About Losing your Housing? supporting someone else who is?

The Sacramento Prevention and Intervention Team (SacYAPI) works hard to support folks ages 12-24 who may be experiencing any kind of housing instability or homelessness. Through system navigation, landlord/roommate mediation, warm hand-offs to appropriate services, family reunification, application and referral assistance, support connecting vouchers to housing, and other creative solutions, SacYAPI strives to advocate for and guide youth towards greater housing stability and healing.

To connect with a Prevention and Intervention Coordinator, call or text (916) 525-5965 and a Coordinator will connect with you. You can also fill out our referral form (for yourself or someone else) fill out the Google Form here.

It all started when…

Sacramento’s Young Adult Prevention and Intervention Program (SacYAPI) launched in March 2018 when Waking the Village, Lutheran Social Services, and Wind Youth Services envisioned a new program to move upstream in addressing youth homelessness. The team expanded in July 2020 to include a P&I Coordinator from the Sac LGBT Center, as well as 3 Housing Retention Specialists to uplift housing efforts. SacYAPI is all about creative solutions that move up the pipeline and prevent youth from entering into homelessness. We believe that through our collaborative efforts, and fueled by the work of SacYAPI, our Community will achieve functional zero in youth homelessness.

If you would like to share feedback or file a grievance with P&I, please fill out this Google Form.