Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

San Joaquin County Continuum of Care - Resources for Homeless During COVID-19 Pandemic

The San Joaquin Continuum of Care acts as the backbone agency for San Joaquin County and its communities in planning and coordinating a local response to homelessness. During this difficult time, they are committed to serving the community and supporting all efforts that protect the health, dignity, and well-being of individuals both housed and unhoused. We are all in this together. The City of Tracy is working closely with the Continuum of Care to consider the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on homeless individuals, as well as on the uncounted number of households that will have their housing endangered by interruptions in income due to the pandemic. Please click here for information and resources regarding COVID-19 and the homeless. COVID-19 Brochure for the Homeless:

Homelessness In Tracy

What does homelessness look like in the City of Tracy? Below are some statistics that we have provided so our community members can better understand homelessness in Tracy.

• San Joaquin Continuum of Care Report on the Point in Time Count of the Shelters and Unsheltered Homeless (April 22, 2019) – 155 unsheltered adults in Tracy

•  2017 PIT Count – 90 unsheltered in Tracy

•  2015 PIT Count – 122 adults, 12 children unsheltered in Tracy 

• 2011 PIT Count – 25 unsheltered in Tracy

Council Actions to Address Homelessness

•  April 16, 2019 – Council forms ad hoc Committee to develop a strategic plan to address homelessness in Tracy.  Council Members Ransom and Arriola are appointed to the committee.

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•  June 18, 2019 – Council authorizes staff to apply for technical assistance to develop the strategic plan.

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•  September 3, 2019 – Council authorizes the expansion of the Ad hoc committee’s charge to include looking into the feasibility of establishing a low-barrier temporary emergency shelter within the City limits.

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Assistant City Manager Midori Lichtwardt leads a discussion at the City's December 7th Community Workshop on Homelessness.

What the City is doing about Homelessness in Tracy

The City's Public Works Department, Police Department and Code Enforcement team have coordinated efforts to proactively address issues related to homelessness (camping in parks, code violations, encampments, etc.) In 2019, Code Enforcement investigated 94 homeless encampments. 

• Code Enforcement issues in the City of Tracy such as abandoned shopping carts, debris on private property and encampments can be reported via GORequest; service requests in county areas should be submitted via their Government Outreach system  

• Participation with “Operation Helping Hands” (OHH), this team includes the Tracy Police Neighborhood Resource Officers, San Joaquin County Homeless Behavioral Health Department, Care-Link and Central Valley Low-Income Housing.  Local non-profit and church organizations also accompany the team on the third Thursday of each month, performing site visits to the various locations where the unsheltered gather, to share information on available services and programs.

Staff works with other allied agencies and community partners to address homelessness in Tracy.

• Develop a Strategic Plan to prevent and end homelessness in Tracy for Council consideration in Spring, 2020

• Technical assistance being provided by the Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc (TAC) via California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD)

• Coordinate with San Joaquin County and Continuum of Care to ensure continuity among strategic plans

• Conduct meetings/planning sessions with stakeholders.

• Research feasibility of establishing low-barrier temporary emergency shelters within the City, and examine local resources to fund and run a shelter or other housing assistance.