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Advocates urge $6M for homelessness prevention as Board hears public comments
Summary
Dozens of service providers and residents urged the San Francisco Budget & Finance Committee to fund the Homeless Emergency Service Providers Association (HESPA) proposal, asking roughly $6 million in year one and about $5.3 million in year two for rental subsidies, prevention and rapid rehousing. Speakers said the package would house hundreds and argued prevention saves money compared with policing and incarceration.
Dozens of homelessness-service providers and residents urged the San Francisco Board of Supervisors— Budget & Finance Committee on June 19 to approve the Homeless Emergency Service Providers Association (HESPA) proposal, asking roughly $6,000,000 in the first year and about $5,300,000 in the second year to expand rental subsidies, prevention services and rapid rehousing.
Speakers from Hospitality House, Coalition on Homelessness, Larkin Street Youth Services and Episcopal Community Services described the scale of the city—s crisis and pressed the board to prioritize housing dollars over new police spending. "HESPA…
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