The family housing program
The CalWORKs Housing Support Program (HSP) helps eligible families who receive CalWORKs and are experiencing homelessness. As of October 5, 2026, Solano County says it is accepting new referrals. Here is who it is for, what it offers, who to call, and what else to try today.
The programs
For families receiving CalWORKs
Solano County Health and Social Services runs HSP for eligible families receiving CalWORKs who meet the federal definition of homelessness. Services may include housing navigation, rental assistance, housing stabilization and connections to community resources. As of October 5, 2026, the county says HSP is accepting new referrals.
For CalWORKs recipients and eligible applicants
For families who are homeless or at risk of losing housing. It can pay for up to 16 days of temporary shelter, once every 12 months with exceptions, including hotel or motel costs up to a daily limit. For permanent housing it can pay a security deposit and last month’s rent, or up to 2 months of back rent to prevent an eviction.
For families receiving Child Welfare Services
A Solano County program for families receiving Child Welfare Services who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness, or living in unsafe housing. It offers housing-related case management, housing navigation, direct financial assistance and housing stabilization, with a Housing First approach.
The steps
HSP is for families who already receive CalWORKs, the cash aid program run by Solano County Health and Social Services.
Call the HSS Navigators at 707-784-8769 or email HSSNavigators@solanocounty.gov. The county says HSP is accepting new referrals.
If you have no place to stay or are about to lose your housing, ask the county welfare office about CalWORKs Homeless Assistance and form CW-42. It can cover temporary shelter and move-in costs.
Do not wait on a referral if you need shelter tonight. Call 211 at any hour or Resource Connect Solano at 707-346-5870.
While you wait
Solano County's starting point for shelter and housing. Call 211 at any hour, call 707-346-5870, email rcs@abode.org, or walk in to 1840 Capitol Street, Vallejo, Tuesday to Thursday.
For Solano County residents behind on rent or utilities or at risk of losing their housing: 707-316-8047 or kphsolano@uwccr.org. Eligibility rules apply.
125 beds with case management, by referral through Resource Connect Solano. See the Vallejo Navigation Center listing.
Start with our guide to homeless shelters in Vallejo, the Section 8 waitlist guide, the Fairfield shelter guide, the Vacaville shelter guide, or every agency in Vallejo and Solano County.
The questions
The CalWORKs Housing Support Program (HSP) is a state-funded, county-run program for eligible families receiving CalWORKs who are experiencing homelessness. California says 56 counties run it, and each tailors it to local needs. In Solano County, services may include housing navigation, rental assistance, housing stabilization and connections to community resources.
Solano County says HSP assists eligible families receiving CalWORKs who meet the federal definition of homelessness. The county decides who is eligible, so ask the HSS Navigators at 707-784-8769.
Call the Solano County HSS Navigators at 707-784-8769 or email HSSNavigators@solanocounty.gov and ask for an HSP referral. Pathfinders for Hope cannot refer you or check your eligibility.
As of October 5, 2026, the Solano County Health and Social Services page says HSP is currently accepting new referrals. Funding and openings can change, so call the Navigators to confirm.
HSP is a county program with housing navigation, rental help and stabilization for families receiving CalWORKs who are homeless. Homeless Assistance is a statewide CalWORKs benefit for recipients and eligible applicants who are homeless or at risk. It pays for up to 16 days of temporary shelter, once every 12 months with exceptions, and for a security deposit and last month’s rent or up to 2 months of back rent. You can ask about both.
HSP is for families receiving CalWORKs. For shelter and housing help now, call 211 or Resource Connect Solano at 707-346-5870. If you are behind on rent or utilities, call Keep People Housed Solano at 707-316-8047.
The source
Where this comes from. Checked October 5, 2026 against Solano County Health and Social Services: Housing and Homeless Services, and the California Department of Social Services pages on the CalWORKs Housing Support Program and CalWORKs Homeless Assistance. Pathfinders for Hope is not part of Solano County or the State of California. We cannot refer you, apply for you or check your eligibility. Programs and funding change, so call the county to confirm.
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