California Interagency Council on Homelessness

A milestone worth celebrating: Since 2023, Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention program grantees have helped more than 100,000 Californians move from homelessness into permanent housing! @CAbcsh @Cal_ICH

💬 Join us in celebrating: Tag a social worker or leader making a difference in your community.

This recognition reflects her leadership and unwavering commitment to advancing housing stability and ensuring systems deliver real results for the people they serve. Social workers across California are helping turn policy into progress and progress into stability.

All month long, we’ve highlighted the essential role social workers play in helping people move from crisis to housing and stability.

Are you interested in partnering with the California Interagency Council on Homeless to uplift and address the needs of Tribal communities? Please consider our applying to join our Tribal Advisory Board. Applications are due March 31. Apply at zurl.co/hlO7n

💬 Community Question: What partnerships help outreach and housing navigation succeed in your community?

Social workers help turn outreach into opportunity and connection into housing stability. This Social Work Month, Cal ICH recognizes the professionals across California who are working every day to help people move from crisis toward housing and stability.

🤝Social workers meet people where they are: on sidewalks, in encampments, in shelters, and in communities. Through outreach, social workers build trust, help people navigate complex systems, and connect individuals and families to housing, health care, and other supports.

This National Social Work Month, Cal ICH recognizes the social workers across California who help strengthen communities and remind us that change is always possible. 💬 Community Question: What role have social workers played in supporting your community?

In homelessness response systems, social workers are often the bridge between crisis and stability. They conduct outreach, build trust, help people navigate complex systems, and support individuals as they move into housing and rebuild their lives.

🏠 March is National Social Work Month Social work emerged in the late 1800s through movements like the settlement house movement, where community leaders and reformers worked alongside families experiencing poverty to improve housing, health, education, and working conditions.

📣 Join us at 1 p.m. today for the Cal ICH quarterly Council Meeting! 📄 Agenda includes: - Behavioral Health Reform Updates - Veterans Support to Self-Reliance (VSSR) Pilot Update 🔗 Meeting materials and Zoom link: zurl.co/9L7xr

At Cal ICH, we recognize that ending homelessness and advancing housing equity are part of that broader moral project — making sure every person has stability, safety, and a voice. 🏡📊 ✨ What lessons from Rev. Jackson’s life and leadership resonate most with you? 💬

His legacy reminds us that justice is not seasonal, but the daily work of building systems that uphold dignity and opportunity for all.

🖤 This week, we honor the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the civil rights movement whose work advanced justice, dignity, and opportunity nationwide. The Rev. Jackson passed away on February 17, 2026, at age 84.