HomeSafe, HDAP and CCE credited with housing exits; counties warn of closures as one‑time funds end

Department of Social Services officials and county practitioners described how three programs targeted at older adults and people with disabilities — HomeSafe, the Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP), and Community Care Expansion (CCE) — have produced stronger housing outcomes than the broader homelessness system but face sustainability issues as one‑time funding winds down.

Claire Ramsey, a CDSS chief deputy, said HomeSafe (launched in 2018) served about 15,600 people through June 2024 and reported that in 2023–24 about 62% of HomeSafe participants exited to permanent housing compared with about 35% for the broader local homelessness response system. HDAP has served roughly 30,300 people since inception in 2017 and reported about 50% exits to permanent housing in 2023–24, with a high share of participants entering the program from chronic homelessness.

CDSS cautioned that HomeSafe and some HDAP grantees were funded with one‑time pandemic‑era and ARPA‑era dollars and that many grantees will exhaust funds within months: CDSS reported eight HomeSafe programs already closed and estimated another 26 programs at risk of closure by July 2025 without additional funding. CDSS said HDAP will continue with an ongoing $25 million allocation but that operations will change to accommodate broader grantee participation.

Grace Belluccio, regional manager for Riverside County adult protective services, described client stories showing the difference the program made for older adults at imminent housing risk — citing examples of clients who were placed in temporary motel shelter while documents and housing vouchers were secured and who remained stably housed more than a year later. Monica Kirkland of Senior Services Coalition of Alameda County highlighted that CCE capital awards ($570 million) and preservation awards ($247 million) are producing new beds/units (projected 3,100+ from capital awards) and that preservation contracts have preserved 2,251 beds in at‑risk licensed adult and senior care facilities as of March 2025; CDSS said the overall CCE goal is creating or preserving about 7,000 beds and units over the program life.

Lawmakers asked whether program wind‑down would cause immediate increases in homelessness among older adults. CDSS acknowledged that loss of HomeSafe funds would likely close programs and urged continued engagement on budget solutions; committee members requested follow‑up materials on grantee closure timelines and expected client impacts to inform budget deliberations.