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Rules Committee sends amended Homeward Bound ordinance to full Board after clarifying eligibility and protections
Summary
The committee voted to forward an ordinance codifying a permanent Homeward Bound relocation assistance program, adopting an amendment to shorten a proposed five-year re-eligibility bar to two years and emphasizing voluntariness, outreach, and data reporting.
The Rules Committee on March 18 voted to send an ordinance to the full Board that would codify and make permanent a Homeward Bound relocation assistance program administered jointly by the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) and the Human Services Agency (HSA).
Deputy Director Emily Cohen (HSH) told the committee that San Francisco has helped more than 11,000 households since 2005 reunify with family or support networks outside the city through relocation assistance programs and that the city’s current programs vary in cost and design: HSH’s problem-solving program averages about $365 per…
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