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County housing office reports progress: 85% of 20,000 housing goal reached, permanent supportive stock and veterans programs highlighted
Summary
Office of Supportive Housing reported the county is about 85% toward a goal to house 20,000 people by 2025 and provided detailed data on temporary housing capacity, permanent supportive housing units and outcomes, and veteran-focused placements; the committee received the report.
The Office of Supportive Housing (OSH) told the committee Thursday it has housed a substantial share of the county’s target under the community plan and provided outcome data across temporary housing, permanent supportive housing and veterans programs.
“Housing 20,000 folks by 2025 — as of this report we are 85% of that goal,” said Hillary Armstrong, deputy director for the Office of Supportive Housing, during the department’s verbal briefing.
Armstrong described program-level data: OSH reported total temporary housing capacity at roughly 2,700 units that can shelter about 3,600 people per night, and staff said interim housing models have produced the highest placement rates into permanent housing. “In the past year, around 8,000 people … participated in temporary housing programs throughout the county,” Armstrong…
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