The City of Sacramento has handed the keys to its expanding Roseville Road shelter-and-services campus to The Gathering Inn, clearing the way for roughly 100 new tiny homes and round-the-clock support for people living outside. City officials say the expanded northern side of the site will offer 24/7 services, onsite case management, meals and housing navigation, with many units wired for electricity, outfitted with individual heating and air conditioning, and allowing pets in a portion of the homes.
The City has approved a @DCRSacramento contract with The Gathering Inn to operate the expanded northern portion of the Roseville Road campus, a site designed to support people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Read more: https://wp.me/p3ZwPQ-9RF
— City of Sacramento (@TheCityofSac) November 20, 2025
What The Council Signed Off On
According to City of Sacramento records, the City Council authorized the interim city manager to execute an agreement with The Gathering Inn to operate the northern portion of the Roseville Road campus at 3900 Roseville Road for an amount not to exceed $2,774,818. The contract is set to support operations through December 31, 2026.
The same agenda item notes the council approved a two-thirds-vote waiver of the city's usual 10-day posting requirement for agreements over $1 million, a move that allowed the deal to advance on a faster timeline.
Who Is Running The Site
According to The Gathering Inn, the nonprofit operates emergency housing, medical respite and supportive-services programs across Placer County and the Sacramento region. Its portfolio includes multiple shelter locations, such as the North 5th Emergency Shelter.
The organization reports that it provides case management, behavioral health connections and housing navigation, the same set of services the city plans to lean on at the Roseville Road campus as more people are brought indoors.
What RRC North Will Look Like
According to Sacramento City Express, the northern side of the property, branded RRC North, will feature about 100 cabin-style units. The city blog reports that the cabins are slated to include electricity and individual heating and cooling, and that pets will be allowed in up to half of the units.
The Gathering Inn is expected to staff the north lot with 24/7 services, while First Step Communities will continue to operate the existing southern portion of the campus. “Expanding the Roseville Road campus strengthens the City’s ability to connect people with safe shelter, services and a pathway to housing,” Department of Community Response Director Brian Pedro told the city outlet.
Funding And Timeline
The expansion is backed in part by a $12.35 million Encampment Resolution Funds grant the city received from the California Department of Housing and Community Development in October 2024. The money is designated for construction, infrastructure, and two years of program operations at the site.
According to Engage Sacramento, the additional tiny homes tied to the project were expected to be ready for move-in by late November following electrification work on the campus.
Why Tiny Homes Are Not A Silver Bullet
Local reporting and homelessness experts caution that tiny home villages, while relatively quick and lower cost to stand up, do not automatically translate into permanent housing unless they are paired with strong services and real housing exits.
Coverage by the Davis Vanguard and recent reporting on the tiny homes initiative for the homeless highlight mixed outcomes at other tiny home projects and stress that success will depend heavily on case management and solid pipelines into long term housing.
