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Speakers pressed council to fund homelessness services, family stabilization and trauma-recovery programs
Summary
Dozens of speakers urged the council to approve ongoing funds for the homeless strategy office, family stabilization grants, Harvest Trauma Recovery Center and other social-service contracts; nonprofits and providers warned federal cuts and program sunsets would reduce services without city funding.
Hundreds of public speakers addressed the council during a long public-comment period, with many urging the council to preserve and expand funding for homelessness services, homelessness prevention and social-service contracts.
Key themes from public comment - Family stabilization grant: Multiple speakers including past and current recipients described the program as preventing evictions and stabilizing families; speakers asked the council to make the $1.3 million program ongoing and to avoid cuts. - Homeless Strategy Office (HSO): Service providers urged full funding for emergency shelter capacity, prevention/diversion, landlord engagement and rapid rehousing. Nonprofits said some federal and one-time funds used during the pandemic are phasing out and that city…
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