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City outlines Project 500 and supportive-housing expansion as part of homelessness strategy
Summary
Human Services Agency and partners described Project 500, expanded supportive housing and a suite of safety-net proposals, and dozens of public commenters urged more eviction prevention, housing subsidies and nonprofit support in the mayor's budget.
The Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee heard a multi-agency presentation on homeless services, safety-net programs, and planned housing investments on May 13.
Trent Rohr, Director of the Human Services Agency, summarized city data on poverty and homelessness and outlined Project 500, an HSA-led initiative to target 500 of the city's poorest families with intensive, family-centered services that combine housing, employment and behavioral-health supports. Rohr said HSA had enrolled large numbers into Medi-Cal and planned…
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