Record Number of Unhoused Residents in Sacramento | How the Homeless Point-in-Time Count Translates into Funding | DACA 10 Years Later

Summary: <p>Sacramento 2022 homeless point-in-time count and future funding for programs and services. Recipient discusses DACA 10 years later, and a law professor explains the legal challenges ahead.</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>CapRaido’s <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/chris-nichols/" target="_blank">Chris Nichols</a></strong> breaks down the <a href="/articles/2022/06/28/sacramentos-homeless-population-spikes-67-to-nearly-9300-since-2019/">2022 homeless point-in-time count in Sacramento</a>. </li> <li> <strong>Shannon Dominguez-Stevens</strong> from <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sacloaves.org/" target="_blank">Loaves and Fishes</a> and <strong>Emily Halcon</strong>, Sacramento County’s Homeless Initiatives Director, to discuss the findings and how the city and county will use the information for future funding and services.</li> <li> <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://law.ucdavis.edu/people/kevin-johnson" target="_blank">Kevin R. Johnson</a></strong>, Dean, Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies at UC Davis, discusses legal challenges and the future of DACA. <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.csus.edu/student-affairs/centers-programs/dreamer-resource-center/meet-us/" target="_blank">Erik Ramirez</a></strong>, Sacramento State’s Director of Equity and Affinity Centers (which includes the Dreamers Resource Center), will discuss his experience as a DACA recipient and work helping DACA recipients navigate higher education.</li> </ul>