According to Sacramento Steps Forward, the number of homeless people in Sacramento County grew from 5,356 in March 2025 to nearly 9,000 in September. The sharp rise reveals a region in crisis.
On a chilly Sunday morning at César Chávez Park, those numbers become faces. Sacramento Street Medicine,the Sacramento Poor People’s Campaign, and Black Hair & Black Hygiene organized an event Nov. 30 to provide care and products to unhoused residents. Volunteers gave out gloves, hats, hygiene products, food, and medical care.
In real time, the city’s safety net appears to be volunteers filling in the gaps left by government systems…