More Than Shelter: Pathways to Independence in South Lake Tahoe

Ending homelessness in South Lake Tahoe and the Western Slope through housing, healing, and human connection.

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Drop-in hours: Tuesday & Friday, 10 am–2 pm

Our Impact

Actions Mean Outcomes

We provide housing and supportive services to individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness across El Dorado County.

Our team meets people where they are, helping them access essential resources, find stable housing, and build a path forward.

1,351

Community Members Assisted

282

Secured Permanent Housing

89

Veterans Served

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No Place Like Home Event

Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless cordially invites you to stay home for our fundraiser. Enjoy the comforts of your home while we continue to support those making efforts to attain a home.

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Do you need help?

Our team can provide support with documentation, benefits, referrals, and housing placement. Please complete this brief form so we can contact you for more information on programs that are available to help you.

Drop-in hours: Tuesday & Friday, 10 am–2 pm
Prefer to call? (530) 600-2822

Our Clients

Housing Plus Support. The Formula That Works. Meet Our Clients.

Our clients have come from diverse backgrounds and found themselves facing a housing crisis. Homelessness can happen to anyone in our community. Our clients have not only regained their independence but now that they have a safe place to live, they can focus on building a better future.

Homelessness Can Happen to Anyone

Meet Bob
Meet Bob, an incredibly successful stock trader who, through a series of events, lost it all and became homeless, and with the right support was able to embark on a journey back to stability.
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Homelessness Can Happen to Anyone

Meet Christy
Meet Christy. Her life has been very challenging. Marked with abuse, violence, and trauma, these things built up and contributed to mental health struggles, addiction, and overall loss of control. She spent years in short-term housing situations with friends and family and in and out of shelters.
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Mental Health and Homelessness

Meet Rick
Meet Rick, He has struggled with Schizophrenia and a lack of health care, which led to homelessness.
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The Often Unseen Homeless Elderly

Meet Steven
Meet Rick, He has struggled with Schizophrenia and a lack of health care, which led to homelessness.
Read Steven

Your Donation Changes Lives

With your support, we’re ending homelessness in our community through housing, healing, and human connection.

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Our Supporters

Community Partners

We are grateful for our community partners. With their support, we are able to provide vital services to our unhoused neighbors.

Tahoe Community Foundation
American Century Championship
Anthem Blue Cross
El Dorado Community Foundation
Marcella Foundation
Bombas
Vista Rise Collective
Barton Foundation
Barton Health
Raley's
Starbucks
U.S. Bank
Anthem Blue Cross
American Legion
California Department of Health Care Services
California Department of Housing and Community Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Edgewood Tahoe
El Dorado Opportunity Knocks
El Dorado County Library
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Monarch Architecture
Nichols Consulting Engineers
County of El Dorado
South Lake Tahoe Police Department
City of South Lake Tahoe
Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra
South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center
Tahoe Art League
Tahoe Magic
Tahoe Presbyterian Church
The Upper Room
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA)
United Way
Unity at the Lake
ReliaPro Painters

Become a Volunteer & Make an Impact

The success of Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless is directly attributed to the amazing support we receive from our volunteer community.

To find out about how to get involved complete this form.