Loaves & Fishes’ school for homeless children has asked Sacramento County to increase the number of emergency shelter beds for families, citing a spike in the number of children sleeping on Sacramento streets.
Mustard Seed School Director Casey Knittel said of the 40 families whose children enrolled in the school in September, 19 were camping in a car or tent. With days getting cooler, rainy weather expected this weekend, Knittel said those children need to be inside at night.
Burke said Loaves & Fishes met with county staff about two weeks ago but has yet to see a plan to increase the number of emergency beds in the county. Sacramento County currently provides 720 emergency shelter beds and $2.5 million for rapid re-housing programs, a county spokeswoman said in an email. She did not address the school’s request.
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