2022 06/01 Sacramento County Budget Request

Dear Sacramento County Board of Supervisors:

We write as constituents to urge you to prioritize health and human services in your 2022-2023 budget. We live, work, and play throughout the County, and see the urgent need for help among our neighbors every day. We have no one to call for urgent mental health crises, no place for people to go who need residential care, no space in shelters for people experiencing homelessness. This crisis affects us all, and the level of need requires us to act as urgently as possible.

The County of Sacramento receives funding for health and human services, and we’d like to see that funding prioritized to scaling up services and real-time crisis response to address the imminent need. This will require additional beds for residential mental health and substance abuse services, additional shelter beds and long-term, low income public housing for people experiencing homelessness.

Additionally, immediate funding is necessary to assist with re-entry services so people exiting our jails have the housing and services they need to prevent recidivism. And while we know the County has been developing a real-time response team for mental health crises, we need that program to be funded adequately to ensure it is available county-wide.

While we appreciate all you are doing to address the needs in our community, we need these services and programs up and running as quickly as possible to address the immediate need. We stand ready to support you in advocating for state and federal funding, and any other measures necessary to ensure Sacramento County has the level of services necessary to meet this unprecedented need.

Sincerely,

Councilmemeber katie Valenzuela 

 

Supported and Co-signed by:

  • The peoples Budget Sacramento
  • Empact
  • Public health Advocates
  • Refill Madness
  • Pushkin's
  • Decarcerate Sacramento Sacramento Homeles Union
  • Surj
  • Harlow's
  • Paragary Restaurant Group
  • Crystal Sanchez, Arden Arcade
  • Liz Blum, Alhambra Triangle
  • Sloane Read, Midtown and Tallac Village
  • Chris Brocchini, East Sacramento
  • Therea Brocchini, East Sacramento
  • Danny Turner, Midtown
  • Emily Baime Michaels
  • Whitney Delgado, Mansion Flats
  • Maria Reyes, Midtown
  • Bethany Harman, Newton Booth
  • Josh Bartholomew, Colonial Heights
  • Zach Freels, North Highlands
  • Nancy Cornelius
  • Patti Michel-Evleth, Oak Park
  • Henry Ortiz, South Sacramento
  • Robert Sullivan, East Sacramento
  • Martha Turner, New Era Park
  • Autumn Gonzalez
  • Athol Wong, Capitol Mansions
  • Deborah Franklin, Midtown
  • Tracy Fairchild, New Era Park
  • PJ Andrews, Midtown
  • Kendra Ramsey Matouka, Mansion Flats
  • Jack Reichel, East Sacramento
  • Alexandria Flores, Downtown
  • Alberto Mercado, Oak Park
  • David Aslanian, East Sacramento
  • Virginia Diaz, Colonial Heights
  • Jay Franco
  • Thomas Gonzales, Mansion Flats
  • Evelyn Kwong, Tallac Village
  • Emily Edmond, Midtown
  • Daniel Reynolds Sr
  • Ronnie Slimp, Woodlake
  • Julie Spezia, Midtown
  • Robert Coplin, Midtown
  • Monica Madrid, Elk Grove
  • Kristan Culbert, Pocket/Greenhaven
  • Julie Hintz, Fair Oaks
  • Alaina Boys, Poverty Ridge
  • Cory Copeland, Downtown
  • Dina-Marie McGowan, Land Park
  • Spencer Richins, Land Park
  • Dr. Corrine McIntosh Sako, Pocket
  • Jennifer Lantz, River Park
  • Shirley Toy, Midtown
  • Patricia Gainer, River District
  • Del Surette, Citrus Heights
  • Courtney Poole, Oak Park
  • Melissa Rice, Del Paso Heights
  • Serena Kouklis, River Park
  • Celeste Taylor, Poverty Ridge
  • Alissa Sambucetti, Poverty Ridge
  • Sarah Reiwitch, Hollywood Park
  • Martha Paterson-Cohen, East Sacramento
  • Mohammad Kashmiri, Southside
  • Leia Schenk
  • Keyan Bliss, Richmond Grove
  • Adam Jordan Wills
  • Stacey Greer, Oak Park
  • Stevie Cook, Elmhurst
  • Jessica Mill, Midtown
  • Lisa Sullivan, Tahoe Park
  • William Burg, Alhambra Triangle
  • Stephanie Gerstle, Midtown
  • Christian Kurpiewski, East Sacramento
  • Andee Sunderland, Del Paso Heights
  • Dyane Osorio, Midtown
  • Joshua Lurie-Terrell, Marshall School
  • Nancy Pryor, Downtown
  • Selenne Martinez, Marshall School
  • Eli Cizewski-Robinson, East Sacramento
  • Marissa Eng, North Natomas
  • Mark Gorman, Somerset Ranch
  • Phillip Kim, South Land Park
  • Virginia Lambing, Midtown
  • Stacy Paragary, Midtown
  • Seann Rooney
  • James Harrold, Arden
  • James Relles, East Sacramento
  • Christopher Phillips
  • John Adair, Midtown
  • Alissa Anderson, East Sacramento
  • Bret Gladfelty, Mansion Flats
  • Sara Lebastchi, Midtown
  • Brook Eaton, Downtown
  • James Patrick Cornett, Sutter District
  • Allison DePaoli, Mansion Flats
  • Kimio Bazett, Downtown
  • Joseph Carle, New Era Park
  • Jennifer Larr, South Natomas
  • Sigmund Lindley, East Sacramento
  • Alan Hernandez
  • Mary Taylor, Fair Oaks
  • Barbara J Pryor, Orangevale
  • Craig Castleton
  • Ben Cox, Midtown
  • Keira Reeder, Land Park
  • Megan Sapigao, Elk Grove
  • Mia Dawson, Land Park
  • Emilie Dempsey, Curtis Park
  • Josh Greetan, Downtown
  • Mike Dobson, Midtown
  • Megan Cannon, Oak Park
  • Jamie Jun, Arden-Arcade
  • Dianne Khlok, Antelope
  • Devan Miller, South Natomas
  • Dillon Fleming, East Sacramento
  • Dave Kempa, Downtown
  • Joel Quiggin, Midtown
  • Nicole Silkman, Tahoe Park
  • Shea Hazarian, Midtown
  • Lynda Benvenuti Taylor, Arden Oaks
  • Farzad Qmehr, Carmichael
  • Faedeh Kioumehr, Downtown
  • Touran Kioumehr, Carmichael
  • Elizabeth Guerrero, Sutter Business District
  • Ilonka Zlatar, North Sacramento
  • Avery Lay, Newton Booth
  • Marisa Kolokotronis, Midtown
  • Jennifer Pharr, Midtown
  • John Adair, Midtown
  • Nancy Yamada, Boulevard Park
  • Dianne Khlok, Antelope

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