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Board introduced plan for 30-bed Community Hummingbird navigation center at 1156 Valencia
Summary
Supervisor Mandelman and Mayor Breed introduced a resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to lease Salvation Army property at 1156 Valencia Street to open a 30-bed community Hummingbird behavioral health respite center. The facility would be a 24-hour, low-barrier program tailored to people experiencing homelessness with behavioral
Supervisor Aaron Peskin and Mayor London Breed (presented by Supervisor Mandelman) introduced a resolution on Feb. 4 authorizing the Department of Public Health to lease Salvation Army property at 1156 Valencia Street to establish a 30-bed community "Hummingbird" behavioral health respite and navigation center.
The Hummingbird model, operated in partnership with the Department of Public Health and PRC Baker Places, is a 24-hour, low-barrier respite center designed for people experiencing both mental illness and substance-use disorders. It allows residents to bring partners, companion animals and possessions and provides services including laundry, showers, meals, day programming and connections to treatment and housing resources.
Supervisor Mandelman described the city's existing 29-bed Hummingbird facility at the San Francisco General Hospital campus and said the proposed Valencia Street site would more than double Hummingbird capacity in the city. He said DPH planned to open the 30-bed community Hummingbird later in the spring on a three-year lease with options to renew for up to two additional years.
Mandelman acknowledged the center would not meet the entire need; DPH estimates thousands of San Franciscans have co-occurring mental-health and substance-use challenges. He thanked Tipping Point Community for a $3 million grant toward the project, Salvation Army for consideration of its property, and PRC Baker Places for agreeing to operate services.
The resolution was introduced for board consideration; supervisors were invited to cosponsor. DPH staff said they plan a Spring 2020 opening subject to lease and permitting and that they will work with neighborhood stakeholders on operations and mitigation measures.
