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Committee forwards report urging gender-responsive approaches to unhoused women and girls
Summary
The Children, Seniors and Families Committee voted to forward a Commission on the Status of Women report and its recommendations — including applying a gender lens to homelessness data and expanding targeted services — to the full Board of Supervisors for action.
The Santa Clara County Children, Seniors and Families Committee on Tuesday voted to forward a report and recommendations from the Commission on the Status of Women to the full Board of Supervisors, asking staff to consider the commission’s proposals on services and data collection for unhoused women and girls.
The commission’s report, prepared with the Commission on the Status of Women and partners including the Santa Clara University International Human Rights Clinic, recommends applying a gender lens to homelessness data, increasing permanent supportive housing for extremely low-income households, expanding safe parking…
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