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San Rafael sanctioned camping area shows housing progress but voucher shortfall threatens pace
Summary
City and county staff reported steady occupancy and housing-pathway outcomes at the sanctioned camping area but warned a federal emergency housing voucher funding reduction is slowing exits; county and nonprofit case-management capacity and a temporary rent-support mix were discussed as mitigation.
San Rafael — City staff and county partners told the Homeless Subcommittee on Feb. 19 that the sanctioned camping area (SCA) is steady but facing headwinds as federal voucher funding declines.
Staff said the SCA averaged just over 49 residents last calendar year and increased capacity to 54; an extra spot is being held at times for weather-related tents, and 52 people were on site at the time of the meeting. "We averaged just over 49 people... we increased capacity to 54," a staff presenter said.
Program-level outcomes reported by staff showed that, over the lifetime of the SCA, 12% of participants were permanently housed, 14% have been exited from the site, and 74% are continuing on what staff described as a "pathway to…
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