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Dignity Fund plans and senior advocates press for expanded rental subsidies, outreach and transportation
Summary
DAS Director Shereen McSpadden and advocacy groups briefed supervisors on Dignity Fund allocations and needs assessment results; advocates requested continued and new rental subsidies, eviction defense funding, outreach ($600K), behavioral health specialists and transportation expansion to prevent senior homelessness and isolation.
Department of Aging and Adult Services Director Shereen McSpadden outlined how the Dignity Fund’s initial $6 million was used after Proposition I and previewed the department’s plan to allocate the full $51 million in the coming year based on a community needs assessment.
McSpadden said the needs assessment and 11 district forums identified priorities including nutrition and…
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