Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
County officials outline update to community plan to end homelessness; board asks for stronger city engagement and communications
Summary
Santa Clara County Office of Supportive Housing presented progress on the 2020 community plan to end homelessness, reported housing and shelter capacity gains and outlined an update process; supervisors asked for more city coordination and a marketing plan to explain achievements and remaining gaps.
Santa Clara County officials presented an annual update on the community plan to end homelessness on June 17, telling the Board of Supervisors that the county has housed more than 18,000 people since 2020 and expanded shelter and prevention capacity while also facing continued inflow driven by housing unaffordability.
KJ Kaminski, acting director of the Office of Supportive Housing (OSH), said the county’s collective impact approach has increased system capacity: prevention programs can serve roughly 2,500 households this year, permanent housing programs serve about 6,000 households, and temporary shelter capacity is expected to increase to roughly 5,300 beds next year as several Homekey and motel‑site projects come online. Kaminski…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
