Next Move Homeless Services

Sheltering and Transitional HousingOperates an 82-bed emergency family shelter and a 140-unit adult shelter, open 365 days a year. Family Program is one of only two shelters in Sacramento County designed to keep families together, serving two-parent households, single fathers, and males over the age of 14. Next Move is the only provider in the county offering private family rooms. Clients receive three nutritious meals per day, laundry facilities, an outdoor playground, and a calendar of trauma-reducing activities. Each household is assigned to a case manager to provide support in addressing bariers to housing, securing resources, accessing employment training and placement, and developing a housing plan. In addition to emergency sheltering, Next Move provides 2 transitional housing programs that offer supportive services and longer-term stability. These programs help families and individuals build life skills, increase income, and transition into permanent housing.

Francis House Center Francis House CenterA program of the Organization, has provided resources, coaching, advocacy, and services to those living in the Sacramento region for over 45 years. It has worked hands-on with families and individuals regardless of their situation. Services include free and reduced-fee identification services, birth certificate vouchers, bus passes, hygiene products, clothing assistance, job development support, resource and health coaching, utilities assistance, rental assistance and housing counseling, legal and veteran services, and eye glass vouchers to individuals in need. Our job developer, with the funding of CSBG Family Self Sufficiency, works intensively with individuals who are preparing to enter the workforce and provides employment and clothing support. Francis House Center also operates the Family Rescue program with CSGB Safety Net funding. The program provides temporary shelter for parents with children or pregnant women. We are one of the few, if not the only, option for single father with children. Family Rescue provides a package of a one week stay in a motel, transportation assistance, grocery assistance, job search assistance, and intensive case management to help families get off the street and on a path to self-reliance.