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Dozens of providers urge supervisors to restore nonprofit, homeless and youth funding
Summary
Hundreds of public commenters urged the Board to restore add‑backs for homeless services, youth programs and nonprofit contracts—many backed a 4% cost‑of‑doing‑business increase and asked the board to backfill HIV and shelter funding cuts.
An extended public‑comment period filled the Budget and Finance Committee hearing room as representatives from homeless‑service providers, youth programs, senior services and unions appealed for budget restorations and policy changes.
"It is reported that there are about 5,700 homeless youth in San Francisco," Jefferson Fellows of Larkin Street Youth Services told the committee, arguing drop‑ins and shelters remain critical. Multiple current and former program participants described life‑changing services: education, shelter, case management and job training.
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