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City departments outline youth homelessness services and gaps; providers press for more TAY housing and navigation centers
Summary
The committee heard extended testimony from youth, the Youth Commission, the Department of Homelessness & Supportive Housing (HSH) and Department of Public Health (DPH), plus providers and advocates, who urged more transitional-age-youth (TAY) units, drop-in centers and culturally specific outreach. HSH noted HUD demo funding and pledged continued planning; the item was continued to the call of the chair.
Supervisor Sheehy opened a hearing on youth homelessness, calling it a top priority and noting the city’s 2015 point-in-time youth count of roughly 1,569 young people. The session included testimony from a youth who described moving to San Francisco to escape violence, couch-surfing and eventually living in an unheated garage, and warnings that many young people find city shelters unsafe.
Adele Carpenter of the Youth Commission reviewed the commission’s priorities: complete a TAY housing plan contiguous with a navigation center, pursue interim transitional housing options while permanent units come online, ensure supportive services for units, and include TAY services in the Children and Youth Fund…
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