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HSH director reports progress on housing placements, warns of rapid federal changes to HUD funding
Summary
HSH Executive Director Shereen McSpadden told the Homelessness Oversight Commission that prevention and outreach are producing measurable results — but that federal HUD guidance could quickly change funding priorities. McSpadden cited ERAP outcomes, placement counts and a short timeline to respond to HUD's NOFO.
San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Executive Director Shereen McSpadden on Wednesday told the Homelessness Oversight Commission that city programs are moving people into housing at scale while the department braces for rapid federal policy changes.
McSpadden said outreach teams conducted 250 housing assessments in September, made 264 placements to shelter, and completed 4,465 engagements in the field. The department's Emergency Rental Assistance Program served 332 households that month with an average assistance amount of $2,924 per household. An independent evaluation by Focus Strategies, McSpadden said, found households that received ERAP retained housing at 84 percent versus 69 percent among those who did not receive aid.
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