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San Francisco department preserves some senior college classes, reports early progress on HomeSafe pilot

Department of Disability and Aging Services Commission · January 10, 2020
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The Department of Disability and Aging Services told commissioners it used one-time Dignity Fund dollars to preserve 17 older-adult classes cut by City College and reported that the HomeSafe pilot (launched July 1 with $773,000 in state funds) enrolled 25 people and aims to serve 120 over two years.

The San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services said Friday that it has stepped in to preserve a subset of older-adult classes City College eliminated in recent budget cuts and that a state-funded homelessness-prevention pilot is on track.

Executive Director Shereen McSpadden told the department's commission the city used one-time Dignity Fund allocations, structured over three years, to restore 17 classes that were slated for elimination after City College reduced its older-adult learning program. "Because they happen to be in senior centers that we already fund," McSpadden said, "we will be able to fund them directly to…

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