Lodi Committee on Homelessness - August 13, 2026
Lodi Committee on Homelessness — August 13, 2026
Thursday, August 13, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
LPD Community Room, Lodi Police Department, 215 W Elm Street, Lodi, CA 95240
Data month: July 2026 · Includes July 9 minutes, subcommittee reports, and service provider reports
Summary
The August 13 packet carries July 2026 activity from nine reporting bodies, the summary tables the Data Enhancement subcommittee is building, and the July 9 minutes awaiting approval. Committee-wide, July recorded 10 employment placements, 20 transitions to programs, and 21 transitions to housing.
Volume across the system held steady, but throughput did not. The Lodi Access Center's emergency shelter exit rate fell to 8.9%, below the 9.2% countywide figure and down from 14.3% in April. Chronic homelessness among LAC outreach clients continued a three-month decline to 54%. The Lodi Police Department liaison logged 50 outreach contacts and 50 resource offers with zero acceptances, and changed its RV approach from abatement to California Vehicle Code towing. Salvation Army reports every family bed full and families turned away; Lodi House reports five of ten transitional apartments vacant.
The summary page carries the committee's own designation: draft only, pending HMIS anonymous reporting to remove duplicate counting of clients served by more than one provider.
Agenda Changes Since July 9
| Item | Change |
|---|---|
| Homeless Outreach | Dropped as a standalone report; now contained within the Lodi Access Center report |
| Community Engagement | Merging with Communications & Public Relations |
| SJCOC | "Potential Vacancy" listed; David Meyers was elected COC representative on July 9 |
| Adult Literacy Program Development | New agenda item |
| CMC Representation at LCOH Meetings | New agenda item, following Community Medical Center's July 1 expansion to all-day Fridays at Hope Harbor |
| CommUNITY Service Team | Announced July 9 that it will no longer attend LCOH meetings |
| Vice-Chair | Lisa Shinn seated July 9 following Calvin Young's resignation |
| Presentation | Revised LCOH-centric version of the Community Engagement presentation on the agenda |
Two standalone reports have been removed and two subcommittees are merging. One Continuum of Care seat may turn over twice within two months.
Committee-Wide Totals
| Metric | July | 2026 YTD | Monthly average | July vs. average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secured employment | 10 | 73 | 10.4 | On trend |
| Transition to programs | 20 | 113 | 16.1 | +24% |
| Transition to housing | 21 | 210 | 30.0 | −30% |
Family Promise contributes 72 of the 210 year-to-date housing transitions but files no monthly numbers — a dash for July and N/A for employment and programs. Excluding Family Promise, year-to-date housing transitions are 138 across seven months, or roughly 19.7 per month, which places July's 21 slightly above trend rather than below it.
The summary page is marked "This is a DRAFT Report Only," with future versions to use HMIS anonymous reporting to eliminate duplicate counting. A client served by both the Lodi Access Center and Adventist Health can currently appear in both columns.
Service Provider Reports
Lodi Access Center
| Measure | April | June | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight services | — | 1,190 | 1,124 |
| Day-use services | — | 2,187 | 2,330 |
| Meals | 2,304 | 2,302 | 2,325 |
| Showers | 1,423 | 1,390 | 1,379 |
| Transports | 125 | 106 | 87 |
| Case management services | — | 74 | 138 |
| Outreach individuals / contacts | — | 60 / 78 | 101 / 153 |
| Chronic homelessness | 64.7% | 59% | 54% |
| Emergency shelter exit rate | 14.3% | — | 8.9% |
| Employment / programs / housing | — | 5 / 5 / 11 | 7 / 2 / 5 |
Service volume held flat while composition shifted. Case management nearly doubled and outreach engagement rose 68% in individuals and 96% in contacts. Transports fell to 87, the lowest month since October 2025 and 20% below July 2025's 109. Combined transitions dropped from 16 in June to 7 in July, the weakest month of 2026 apart from February's 4.
Chart: Lodi Access Center client transitions by month in 2026. Housing transitions were 16 in January, 3 in February, 10 in March, 9 in April, 13 in May, 11 in June, and 5 in July. Program transitions were 5, 1, 5, 4, 4, 5, and 2 across the same months.
The emergency shelter exit rate fell from 14.3% in April to 8.9% in July, placing it below the 9.2% countywide rate and well below the 32.4% national rate. Average length of stay is 14 days against 166 nationally, reflecting a short-stay, high-turnover model.
Chart: successful emergency shelter exit rates for July 2026. National 32.4 percent, San Joaquin County 9.2 percent, Lodi Access Center emergency shelter 8.9 percent, Lodi Access Center day use 0 percent.
Chronicity among enrolled outreach clients now forms a three-point declining series: 64.7% in April, 59% in June, 54% in July.
Chart: share of enrolled Lodi Access Center outreach clients experiencing chronic homelessness. April 2026 was 64.7 percent, June 2026 was 59 percent, and July 2026 was 54 percent.
Barriers reported in July
- Men's overnight waitlist: 8 individuals turned away
- Women's overnight waitlist: 6 individuals turned away
- 12 individuals had no connection to Lodi and no referral from a legitimate agency
- 3 individuals reached the six-month stay limit, triggering a 45-day suspension from overnight services
- Approximately 25% of individuals living in RVs are using LAC services
A former Lodi resident who had spent 11 years living on a Delta island was connected to the Access Center by outreach case manager Jessica Hinojos of Red Rabbit Advocacy after a large-scale cleanup displaced him and his dog. He secured full-time employment and has moved into a pet-friendly apartment, working 40 hours a week.
Lodi Police Department Liaison
| Measure | April | June | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints | 34 | 41 | 42 |
| Abatement postings | 14 | 23 | 17 |
| Cleanups / sites posted | 14 | 8 sites | 11 |
| Citations / arrests | — | 21 | 17 (10 plus 7 TOT) |
| Calls for service | 195 | — | 124 |
| Outreach contacts | 44 | — | 50 |
| Resources accepted | 16 | — | 0 |
| People assisted | — | 15 | 0 |
Chart: Lodi Police Department liaison indicators. Complaints were 34 in April, 41 in June, and 42 in July. Abatement postings were 14, 23, and 17. Resources accepted were 16 in April, not reported in June, and 0 in July.
July recorded 50 Transient Outreach Team contacts, 50 resource offers, zero acceptances, and zero people assisted. April recorded 16 acceptances on 44 contacts, a rate of 36%. The report states assistance was offered to multiple subjects but none were willing to accept services at the time, and that pamphlets on City of Lodi services were distributed.
The abatement approach changed during the month. Officer Kyle Shadman reports an increase in camping vehicles in the industrial area with little result from the abatement program, and a shift to towing under the California Vehicle Code for expired registration, missing plates, and unregistered vehicles. Sixteen vehicles were towed in total. The Softball Complex and surrounding parks are named as a major area of concern given summer softball and baseball programs. The change comes one month after the July 9 minutes recorded a council member preparing to advocate for a no-RV-parking rule on the east side.
The Salvation Army Lodi Corps and Hope Harbor Family Services Center
| Measure | April | June | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walk-in dinners | 2,197 | — | 2,328 |
| Showers / hygiene kits | 222 | — | 273 |
| Secured employment | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Transition to programs | — | 4 | 14 |
| Transition to housing | 4 | 3 | 7 |
July also recorded 504 articles of clothing to 114 people, 211 loads of laundry done for the Access Center, 69 people treated by Community Medical Center, 10 new alcohol and drug treatment clients, 4 transported to ARC residential treatment, 2 ARC graduates into the Transitional Support Team, 4 new families entering Hope Harbor, 8 overnight extensions, 3 clients assisted into permanent housing, 20 guests provided transportation, and 3 bus passes. Forty individuals used the Hope Harbor Cooling Center during extreme heat.
All family beds have been full against a high volume of calls from families needing a place to stay. Families have been turned away, and referral attempts find all other shelters with family services also full. The report states the county needs to work on creating more shelter availability for families.
Lodi House
| Measure | April | June | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelter program (5 private rooms) | 5 moms, 13 kids | — | 3 moms, 11 kids |
| Transitional program (10 apartments) | 5 moms, 9 kids | — | 5 moms, 12 kids |
| Vacant apartments | — | — | 5 |
| Waitlist applicants | — | — | 0 |
| Secured employment | — | — | 0 |
| Transition to programs / housing | — | 6 / 8 | 4 / 2 |
Five of ten transitional apartments are vacant. Lodi House lists two barriers to entry for July: one applicant unable or unwilling to work a minimum of 32 hours per week, and one no-show to a program interview. Two applicants were ineligible for the shelter program and one waitlist applicant has been scheduled for an interview.
Shelter program activity for the month included one mother with custody of her 15-year-old daughter approved for weekend overnight visits with four other children currently in foster care, one family of four removed for repeated violations of community living rules, and one mother completing a pre-planned move out of state. All transitional program residents are maintaining full-time employment.
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Housing Supports
| Measure | April | June | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referrals received | 22 | — | 17 |
| Active / enrolled participants | 46 | — | 58 |
| Referral enrollment rate | — | 27% | 71% |
| Employment / programs / housing | — | 0 / 0 / 8 | 1 / 0 / 7 |
Of the 58 participants enrolled in Housing Trio services, 43 receive Housing Transition and Navigation Services and 15 receive Housing Tenancy and Sustaining Services, with 9 more in outreach or pending approval. July activity included 3 security deposit checks, furniture and household goods for 3 households, one Housing Choice Voucher through the Housing Authority of the County of San Joaquin, one approval for transitional rent through County Behavioral Health, two IHSS applications for one family, SSDI and SSI applications for one individual, and one EBT enrollment.
Housing supports became a permanent asset of the hospital in June 2026. Madison joined Community Health Worker Cohort 8 at California State University Stanislaus in July, with certification due September 29.
Only 29% of July referrals met the HUD definition of literal homelessness, all of them residing in a place not meant for human habitation. None listed a homeless shelter as a primary residence. The remainder were staying with family or friends (35%), in a hotel (18%), or housed and at risk (18%). Most referrals (71%) came from partners including Family Promise of San Joaquin County and the Lodi Access Center, a reversal from prior months when most came internally from the hospital. Twelve percent came from Lodi Memorial.
The report states the Referrals Received section is being reduced going forward, with demographic and source tracking continuing internally rather than in the monthly report.
Agape Love
| Category | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st plates | 130 | 128 | 107 | 132 | 497 |
| 2nd plates | 12 | 9 | 25 | 46 | 92 |
| Access Center to-go plates | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| Food boxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Meals on site | 142 | 137 | 132 | 178 | 589 |
| Weekly totals | 284 | 274 | 284 | 382 | 1,224 |
Week four ran roughly a third above the prior three weeks. Access Center to-go plates began in week three, moving from zero to 20 and then 25. No commentary was submitted for July.
Subcommittee Reports
Communications & Public Relations
| Measure | July | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Followers | 606 | +1% |
| Views | 2,554 | −13% |
| Engagements | 127 | −22% |
Twenty-six posts covered Salvation Army, Lodi Access Center, Gravity Church, Clothed in Dignity, Showered With Love Mobile Showers, WorkNet, Mary Magdalene Community Services, Peer Recovery Services, Lodi House, Grace and Mercy Charitable Foundation, Community Partnership for Families, Grocery Outlet, and Agape Love. Two items carry beyond the metrics: the Access Center posted Point-in-Time results for Lodi during July, which the July 9 minutes had recorded as not yet released, and Peer Recovery Services posted the closure of its Lodi location.
Community Engagement
No official meeting was held in July. Team members met several times to revise the LCOH presentation and incorporate suggestions from committee members. The revision is on the August agenda, along with the merger of this subcommittee into Communications and Public Relations.
Data Enhancement & Metric Analysis
Summary report plans remain in process. The July 9 minutes record that Hope Harbor, Salvation Army, and Family Promise are to be added in the future. The summary page introduced with this reporting cycle remains marked as a draft.
Lodi City Council
Nothing of relevance to the committee was discussed at the regular meetings of the City Council for the month of July.
Questions Raised by the Packet
- Was July a record month for Adventist Health move-ins? The narrative states July saw the most participants into housing to date with 8 move-ins. The committee summary table records 7 for Adventist Health in July, and the June figure was 8.
- Which employment figure applies to Adventist Health? The narrative reports 2 participants obtaining employment, one full-time and one part-time. The summary table records 1.
- How were the July tows categorized? The LPD narrative describes 11 CVC tows, 4 camper vehicles towed for CVC violations, and 1 trailer towed under abatement. The table records 11 CVC and 5 abatement. Both total 16.
- What population does the LAC age demographic table count? The age breakdown totals 302 against 79 overnight clients and 202 day-use clients, a difference of 21.
- Why does case management record zero clients provided transportation alongside 87 transports? The two figures appear in the same report under different definitions.
- Should the savings note be updated? It cites 234 clients and approximately $1.71 million through June 2026 on a chart that runs through July.
- Does the Salvation Army method hold across providers? July's 14 program transitions reconcile as 10 new alcohol and drug treatment clients plus 4 transported to ARC; the 7 housing transitions reconcile as 3 permanent housing placements plus 4 new families entering Hope Harbor, meaning shelter entry counts as a housing transition.
- Can the vacancy and turnaway figures be reconciled? Lodi House reports five vacant transitional apartments and no waitlist in the same month Salvation Army reports every family bed full and families turned away, and the Access Center turns away 14 people.
- What accounts for zero resource acceptances? Fifty contacts and fifty offers produced no acceptances in July against 16 acceptances on 44 contacts in April.
- What drove the exit rate decline? The emergency shelter exit rate moved from 14.3% in April to 8.9% in July while length of stay remained at 14 days.
References
- Lodi Committee on Homelessness — Agenda Center, City of Lodi
- HUD Exchange — Category 1: Literally Homeless
- American Public Health Association — Community Health Workers
- Committee agenda requests and questions: lcohca@gmail.com
- Source documents: LCOH agenda packets for April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, and August 13, 2026, published through the City of Lodi Agenda Center. Minutes submitted by Linda Opp, Recording Secretary; Lisa Meyers-Hill, Chairperson.