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Mayor's budget sends $80M boost to homelessness programs; HSH plans shelter, housing and outreach expansions

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee · June 14, 2019
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Summary

HSH told the committee the mayor's budget increases homelessness investments by roughly $80 million for FY20, directing funding to more exits from homelessness, supportive housing units and shelter beds, and requested additional FTEs to staff the new efforts.

The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) presented a $80 million approximate expansion in its FY20 request to the Budget & Finance Committee on June 14, saying most of the funds are one-time and rely on a mix of non‑General Fund sources.

HSH director Jeff Kositsky said about $68.5 million of the expansion comes from non-general-fund resources including anticipated state homeless emergency aid and voter-backed Prop C revenues; $19.5 million of the increase also reflects EREF funding. He said roughly $48 million of the expansion will be targeted to help people exit homelessness (including a $5 million allocation intended to help about 1,500 additional people) and roughly $43 million for housing and supportive services to create about 900 housing units. The budget also includes a roughly $42 million line for shelter expansion to reach the mayor's stated goal of 1,000 new beds.

Kositsky also described the hot-team outreach model and how HSH leases and contracts coordinate outreach, special contracts with non-profits and expanded case-management resources. HSH proposed adding 16.8 net new FTEs to staff the operating programs for FY20 and said it will prioritize HR support to execute a significant hiring plan given a historically understaffed department.

Supervisors probed staffing feasibility given HSH's turnover and vacancy challenges, and asked for more detail on hot-team composition and the budgeted share for outreach. HSH said outreach currently accounts for about 5% of its budget, with an approximate $8 million total hot-team contract and additional program staff budgeted in the proposal.

Provenance: Director Kositsky's HSH presentation and supervisor Q&A during Departmental budget segment of the Budget & Finance Committee hearing.

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