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HSH director outlines housing placements, eviction prevention and EHV rollout; commissioners press for data and eviction policy agenda
Summary
HSH’s director presented program and data updates: outreach (3,200 engagements in April), coordinated entry assessments (974), 764 households resolved via problem-solving with $2.3M disbursed, and 876 emergency housing vouchers issued (617 households housed). Public commenters urged an eviction-policy agenda item; commissioners requested deeper data and a follow-up hearing.
The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing presented an operational update at a community meeting called after the session could not be held as an official commission meeting because of a posting glitch.
Director (speaker 1) reported outreach engagements in April were 3,200 and that coordinated entry assessments were steady at 974 for the month. She said 764 households have resolved their homelessness through problem-solving this fiscal year with about $2,300,000 dispersed in financial assistance, and that housing placements rose to 154 in April.
Department staff described progress on the emergency housing voucher program: as of late May, 876 vouchers had been issued and 617 households had moved into units, representing roughly two-thirds of available vouchers. Of households who moved in, Director said 50% were experiencing homelessness at referral (30% unsheltered, 20% sheltered), 12% were recently homeless, 17% were survivors of domestic violence, and…
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