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State housing programs credited with housing older adults; funding cliffs risk reversals
Summary
HomeSafe and HDAP have helped many older adults and people with disabilities secure permanent housing, but county program closures and the end of one‑time funding put services at risk, officials and counties said.
Department of Social Services and county officials described results from HomeSafe, the Housing and Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP) and the Community Care Expansion (CCE) preservation and capital programs, and warned that exhaustion of one‑time funds will force many local programs to scale down or close.
CDSS said HomeSafe (launched 2018) served about 15,600 people through June 2024 and achieved a 62 percent exit‑to‑permanent‑housing rate in 2023–24, compared with 35 percent for the broader homelessness response system. HDAP has served…
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