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Supervisors hear sharp public opposition to HSA’s proposed homeless-service cuts as agency details FMAP, program reductions
Summary
Human Services Agency presented proposed reductions totaling roughly $3.48 million in homeless services and outlined $30 million in projected FMAP reimbursements; service providers, unions and clients warned that cuts to drop-in centers, daytime shelter access and supportive-service funding would harm vulnerable residents and jeopardize housing investments.
The San Francisco Human Services Agency told the Board of Supervisors’ Budget & Finance Committee on April 22 that it expects roughly $30 million in increased federal Medicaid participation (FMAP) but has not yet budgeted that revenue into the FY09/10 proposal. Meanwhile, HSA laid out proposed homeless-service reductions estimated at about $3,480,000 for next fiscal year, prompting dozens of public commenters to ask supervisors to restore funding.
HSA Director Trent Rohrer said the agency projects about $30,000,000 in increased federal reimbursement for foster care and in-home supportive services and is negotiating with California on how the money will flow. He acknowledged the city still faces a significant general-fund gap and that HSA’s proposed homeless reductions represent about 4% of the agency’s roughly $75 million homeless services budget.
Rohrer walked committee members through specific proposed reductions: elimination of three housing/homeless HSA staff (about $181,780 general fund), an ~18% reduction to Mission Neighborhood Resource Center programs (~$157,000), complete…
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