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The leaders of Loaves & Fishes, Inc., a local homeless service and advocacy agency, saw several small bungalows on their property as a model for moving beyond short-term, crisis-oriented responses to the problems of homeless people. Because their agency does not utilize government funds, the vision gave birth to the creation of Sacramento Cottage Housing Inc. (SCHI), which would create individualized living accommodations as a transitional alternative to high-density, emergency shelter dormitories. With support from mid-town clergy and concerned citizens and politicians, SCHI was born.
- 1993 - Launched by a coalition of mid-town religious, business, and community leaders who installed a factory-built “cottage” in front of Sacramento’s City Hall. Mayor Joe Serna and Bishop Francis Quinn dedicate cottage prototype in front of Sacramento's City Hall in November 1993.
- 1994 - Incorporated as a non-profit corporation with the goal of building 1,000 cottages within healing residential communities.
- 1997 - Grand opening of our inaugural project, Quinn Cottages in Midtown Sacramento.
- 2001 - Doubled the agency's residential capacity by opening a second project—Serna Village in McClellan Park.
- 2004 - Our agency launched its second decade by starting construction of facilities that will double the capacity of Serna Village from 40 to 84 families.
- 2006 - Opened the "new" Serna Village in McClellan Park, doubling the capacity
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