Prevention and Intervention — Waking the Village

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

Sacramento's Young Adult Prevention and Intervention Program (P&I) launched in 2018 to help young people ages 18-24 experiencing housing instability and homelessness by providing short-term transitional case management (3-6 mos) to create and work towards a plan to stabilize housing. The program has two parts: a Housing Retention team and a Coordinator team. Housing Retention specialists focuses primarily on preventing homelessness by providing one-time financial assistance and mediating issues with landlords. The Coordinator team support people in varying experiences of homelessness in navigating the system and connecting to resources, and services, including shelter and housing opportunities. We do our best to find creative solutions!The best way to get connected or ask for help is to fill out our referral Google Form here. Secondarily, to connect with a Prevention and Intervention Coordinator, text the program phone at (916) 525-5965 and a Coordinator will connect with you.

It all started when…

Sacramento’s Young Adult Prevention and Intervention Program (SacYAPI) launched in March 2018 when Waking the Village (WTV), Lutheran Social Services (LSS), and Wind Youth Services envisioned a new program to move upstream in addressing youth homelessness. The team has continued to expand and shift over the years, and currently includes specialized prevention and intervention teams in continued partnership with WTV and LSS. 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.