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Provider urges Alameda County to move shelter contracts to OHCC and raise nightly bed rate to $97
Summary
Insight Housing's chief program officer asked supervisors to transfer shelter and interim housing contracts from SSA to the Office of Homeless Care and Coordination and to increase the per-night bed rate to at least $97, citing operating costs between $87 and $98 per night.
During general public comment, Angela Upshaw, Chief Program Officer for Insight Housing, urged the board to transfer oversight of existing shelter and interim housing contracts from the Social Services Agency (SSA) to the Office of Homeless Care and Coordination (OHCC), arguing OHCC's operational focus better positions it to manage those programs. She also asked that the board raise the bed-night rate to a minimum of $97; Upshaw said SSA had proposed an increase from $36.42 to $48.43, while actual operating costs run between $87 and $98 per night.
Upshaw described the request as necessary to sustain shelter operations and to cover staff, security, case management, housing navigation, food support and maintenance costs. She said investing in a realistic rate per bed-night will promote successful outcomes for unhoused residents.
That comment concluded the meeting; supervisors did not make immediate decisions during the session on shelter contract oversight or rate-setting.
