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OCO committee backs $900K–$1M to expand hotel vouchers for families, including pregnant and postpartum people
Summary
The committee recommended leveraging a projected $900,000–$1,000,000 surplus in the shelter and hygiene service area to expand hotel vouchers, targeting approximately 40 families (about 10 rooms nightly) and prioritizing families with dependents and pregnant/postpartum people; the motion passed by roll call.
The Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee voted April 24 to recommend that the mayor and Board of Supervisors fully fund shelter and hygiene programs at the levels proposed by the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), and to leverage projected surplus funds in that service area to expand hotel voucher capacity for families.
Specifically, the committee recommended leveraging between $900,000 and $1,000,000 of projected surplus shelter funding to expand hotel vouchers to serve as many homeless families as possible — or approximately 40 families per year — prioritizing families with dependents and pregnant and postpartum people. Member Friedenbach, who…
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