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Senior Commission raises concerns about homelessness, vouchers and fractured services
Summary
Commissioners discussed a Social Services Commission homelessness report, rising risk of homelessness among older adults, long waiting lists for affordable units, closed Section 8 applications and the need for coordinated wraparound services and advocacy.
Members of the Davis Senior Commission spent an extended portion of the meeting discussing unmet needs for seniors, focusing on affordable housing, homelessness and gaps in service coordination.
Commissioners noted research and local observations that older adults are increasingly represented among people experiencing homelessness. One commissioner told the group that "older adults are the fastest growing population of homelessness" and cited a large percentage increase in the 65-and-older age group between 2017 and 2022 (presentation sources…
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