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Homeless services providers urge Sonoma County to backfill NOFA cuts; West County program seeks ongoing funding
Summary
Homeless‑services providers asked Sonoma County to fill a $831,493.31 gap left by a $1.7 million NOFA shortfall that they say will otherwise eliminate shelter beds and services.
Several local homeless‑services providers used the budget workshop public‑comment period to ask the county to address a looming funding shortfall from recent federal and local NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability) allocations.
COTS, a countywide shelter and homeless‑services provider, told the board a $1.7 million reduction in available local NOFA funding resulted in a 17.4% cut to existing programs. Chris Cabral, COTS chief executive, asked the county to provide $831,493.31 to prevent immediate service losses, and provided a detailed list of impacts countywide if funds are not restored: the providers warned the cuts would eliminate 47 shelter beds, 23 rapid‑rehousing placements, 12 permanent supportive housing units, 5,500…
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