RENTAL AND UTILITIES ASSISTANCE

• Short-term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC) – (530) 758-8435

• Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center  – (530) 752-9254, (FOR UC DAVIS STUDENTS ONLY)

MEDIATION AND LEGAL SERVICES

• Yolo Conflict Resolution Center (YCRC) – (530) 564-2324

• Legal Services of Northern California - (530) 662-1065

• ASUCD legal services provides UC Davis undergraduate students a free 15 minute consultation, with an attorney, based on availability. Please email:  hq@asucd.ucdavis.edu

• Graduate Student Association (GSA) provides legal assistance to graduate students free-of-charge until the budget is exhausted.

CITY OF DAVIS HOMELESS OUTREACH

Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Email for fastest response: HOutreach@cityofdavis.org

Phone: (530) 747-5819

WHAT HOMELESS OUTREACH DOES

• The main focus of outreach is to engage with unhoused individuals to voluntarily accept services thereby reducing incidences where the Police Department needs to respond to call for services.  

• Helping unhoused individuals in Davis connect to resources. Resources include but are not limited to: housing vouchers, behavioral/mental health clinicians, case managers, employment services, meals, laundry, emergency financial assistance, transportation assistance, mobile medicine, and community shelters.

Yolo County Homeless Assessment and Referral System

Paul's Place - 530-756-4008, 1111 H Street, Davis

Paul’s Place includes a day-use resource center, and emergency, transitional, and permanent supportive housing. Paul’s Place is designed to help those who are homeless and at-risk to move from the streets to stability, with a goal to improve individual and community health and wellbeing.

 Fourth & Hope – 207 Fourth Street, Woodland (see map).

• Serves: All homeless individuals, with a maximum capacity of 70 persons. Shelter guests are required to be clean and sober.
• Intake: Intake for shelter space occurs onsite daily at 6:00 p.m. After 6:00 p.m., guests must be referred by a police, fire, or public service agency.
• Meal: An evening meal is served at the shelter.
• Shelter Hours: 6.00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the following morning.
• Contact: Please call the shelter at (530) 661-1218 if you have someone to drop off.
• Open: Year-round.

Visit yolobus.com for more information about bus routes.

The City has a listing of resources available in the community to those in need to services, with addresses and phone numbers for local service organizations.  A folded business card version as well as a tri-fold version of the guide is available below:

• Davis Health and Social Services Guide - Tri-Fold Version (PDF)
• Family Resource Services Guide (PDF)
• Social Services and Housing Business Guide (PDF)

MEALS AND HOUSING 

Davis Community Meals and Housing (Paul's Place) - 530-753-9204

Davis Community Meals and Housing is a non-profit, non-denominational organization whose mission is to provide low-income and homeless individuals and families with housing, food, and human services to help them rebuild their lives. Services offered: 

• Transitional and Bridge Housing
• Family Housing
• Permanent Supportive Housing
• Resource Center and Day Shelter
• Meals
• Pathways to Employment

Davis Respite Center Day Shelter - 530-758-0354, 530 L Street

Operated by Downtown Streets Team. Provides services including laundry, food, showers, telephone, transportation arrangements and amil address service.  Provides case management, medical referrals, and employment and housing resources.

Short Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC) - 530-758-8435

Provides immediate assistance with basic necessities to Yolo County families and individuals with income below the poverty level. Services offered:

• free food
• holiday program
• rent and utilities assistance
• miscellaneous assistance

Yolo County Homeless Services -  24/7 mental health crisis and access line -  888-965-6647

Service locations:

• 137 North Cottonwood Street, Woodland
• 500 B Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 150, West Sacramento

Yolo Food Bank - 530-668-0690, information@yolofoodbank.org

Provides fresh and shelf-stable food to multiple locations in Davis. Call for dates and times of food drop-offs.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 

Empower Yolo  - 530-757-1261

Provides a 24-hour crisis intervention, emergency shelter, confidential counseling, training, legal assistance, and other services for individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and child abuse.  Resource centers for community services to improve the health, social, educational and economic outcomes of Yolo County residents; and community outreach and educational programs about available resources to promote health, stability, and self-sufficiency for individuals and families.

VETERINARIAN CARE FOR PETS OF THE UNSHELTERED

Mercer Veterinary Clinic - 530-75-1143, 530 L Street, Davis

Provides free veterinarian care for individuals living in unsheltered communities.

From the Executive Summary…

In recent years, the State of California has experienced a growing number of unhoused individuals and families and has struggled to keep pace with the rising demand for housing and social supports to effectively meet the complex needs of this part of the community. The City of Davis is no exception to these statewide trends, experiencing shortages of inclusive housing stock, limitations to land development, and an ever-rising cost of living. The City of Davis remains deeply committed to equitably supporting community members experiencing homelessness. This commitment includes a focus on strengthening the housing continuum and supportive services to better mitigate the risk of homelessness and aid individuals and families to identify sheltering solutions and to remain in their homes.

The Homeless Strategic Plan offers a unifying vision and roadmap to address these issues, providing a framework for meaningful action and progress toward addressing homelessness in Davis. Through the strategic planning process, three priority areas and paired strategic goals were identified, as well as strategies to achieve the goals. Finally, the Plan includes Action Plans for each of the goals with detailed action steps to guide implementation.

Homeless Strategic Plan June 2024