Understanding how available shelter and housing resources are being used is critical to making the system work better for those it’s meant to serve. By tracking capacity, occupancy, and utilization over time, we can identify where resources are aligned with need and where there may be barriers, inefficiencies, or missed opportunities. These insights help improve system flow and expand access for people seeking housing.
The monthly System Utilization Reports offer a consistent snapshot of how shelter and housing inventory is functioning across Sacramento’s homelessness response system. Built from Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data, these reports include:
Together, this information helps inform real-time adjustments, long-term planning, and collaboration across providers and agencies.
Below you’ll find the latest System Utilization Reports. These are updated monthly and reflect data from HMIS across the full Continuum of Care (CoC).
This section documents updates our reporting logic or methodology to ensure accuracy and transparency. Changes are applied to reports going forward from the date of implementation. Previously published reports are not retroactively updated.
Two agencies, Bridges, Inc. (BI) and DHSH Partnership with Hope Cooperative had a number of their associated programs reclassified from Transitional Housing to Emergency Shelter project types in HMIS. This affects approximately 110 units.
This reclassification better aligns the programs’ operational models with HUD and CoC project type definitions. It reflects more accurate-system level categorization of available shelter beds and the services provided by these programs.
This change will result in a noticeable shift in the System Utilization Report:
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