The City is putting money and effort into programs to help people without homes. These services include supportive housing, emergency shelters and temporary housing. We ask residents to stay informed, support these efforts and share concerns through the right channels so we can respond in a caring and effective way.

Current City Initiatives

We partner with local organizations and service providers to connect people to shelter, health care and housing. Some of our current programs include:

• Inclement Weather Hotel Pilot Program: Provides temporary hotel stays during severe weather.
• Street Outreach: Offers daily outreach with case management, health service connections, housing resources and shelter assessments.
• Dignity on Wheels: Delivers mobile hygiene services like restrooms, showers, laundry and case management.
• Temporary Hotel Shelter Program: Offers up to 30-day hotel stays for unhoused Sunnyvale residents engaged with WeHOPE.
• Affordable Housing: Funds nonprofit developers to build affordable rental housing. See affordable housing options.
• Affordable Rental Programs: Reserves some new rental homes at below-market rates for lower-income households. Learn more about our rental programs.

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Our 2026-2030 draft Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness is a five-year plan. It explains how we will work to reduce homelessness in Sunnyvale. The plan focuses on helping people who are unhoused or at risk of losing their housing.

The Plan may include actions to:

• Create more affordable housing
• Prevent people from becoming homeless
• Provide supportive services
• Strengthen partnerships with community organizations

Together, these efforts aim to improve quality of life for people experiencing homelessness and for the Sunnyvale community as a whole.

Input Opportunities

We are asking for community feedback on the draft Strategic Plan from February through March 2026.

You can share your input by:

• Taking an online survey (below)
• Attending future meetings
• Participating in other outreach activities

We will review all feedback and use it to update the Plan. We will present the revised Plan to City Council late spring 2026.

Read the draft Strategic Plan

Give Your Input

Take the survey
Deadline: March 20 by 5 p.m.

Past Meetings

• Draft Strategy to Address Homelessness Community Meeting - Feb. 18, 2026 - (YouTube 01:35:38)
• Draft Strategy to Address Homelessness Community Meeting - Feb. 12, 2026 - (YouTube 01:40:21)
• City Council Meeting - Dec. 2, 2025 - (06:41:31)

Report to Council

Report to Council 25-1062, December 2, 2025 - Discussion and Potential Action to Adopt a 2026-2030 Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness

Contact

Jocelyn Vidales, Unhoused Specialist, 408-730-7451.

The PIT Count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that Continuums of Care conduct the count annually for sheltered people and every other year for unsheltered people. The data from the count is used to determine federal funding allocations and to create national estimates of homelessness.

In Sunnyvale, the 2025 PIT Count found 421 people experiencing homelessness. This is an 11% decrease from the 2023 count. The majority of people counted were living in vehicles (75%), while 25% were living outdoors.

PIT Data 2025