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HSH director reports outreach gains, faster voucher lease-up and pilot placements as waitlists shrink
Summary
San Francisco's homelessness department told the oversight commission on Oct. 19 that outreach and coordinated-entry assessments rose, emergency housing vouchers are leasing up faster than national medians, the Street-to-Home pilot has placed 18 people (17 remain housed) and shelter waitlist counts are falling; commissioners pressed for provider-level eviction data and demographic breakdowns.
Executive Director Shereen McSpadden opened the Homelessness Oversight Commission's Oct. 19 special meeting with a report covering outreach, housing placements, vouchers and shelter operations.
McSpadden said outreach engagements increased to 2,775 and coordinated-entry assessments reached 1,149 in August; she emphasized these counts are assessments rather than a tally of people newly experiencing homelessness. The coordinated-entry redesign committee, seated in August 2023, includes 24 community stakeholders (about 65% with lived experience) and two city staff tasked with implementing reforms to improve transparency,…
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