San Francisco to Share $10 Million Hud Award
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August 12, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO TO SHARE IN $10 MILLION HUD AWARD TO HELP PROVIDE PERMANENT HOUSING FOR HOMELESS
Funding targeted to persons living on the streets and addicted to alcohol City to receive close to $1 Million Dollars to go toward permanent supportive housing units.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has award San Francisco nearly $1 Million, strengthening Mayor Newsom’s pledge to ending chronic homelessness in the City. San Francisco was named as part of a dozen pilot programs in 11 cities around the country to receive two-year grants through HUD's new Housing for People Who Are Homeless and Addicted To Alcohol program. This is a special initiative designed to assist homeless persons who also struggle with chronic alcoholism.
This is great news for the City of San Francisco and the many homeless individuals who are in need of permanent housing and support services to address their addiction to alcohol,” said Mayor Newsom. “This award from HUD confirms what the City’s “Housing First” model is meant to effectuate. These funds mean getting more people off the streets, into housing, and providing them with the necessary wrap-around services. Our “Housing First” approach has proven to be quite effective in fostering self-sufficiency and maintaining a healthy lifestyle for many of our former homeless clients,” continued the Mayor.
San Francisco’s share in the $10 million award from HUD amounts to $988,458.
With funding from this award, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) proposes to expand the Direct Access to Housing (DAH) program to provide 62 new permanent supportive housing units for people living with homelessness and alcoholism. At present, the DAH program houses over 600 formerly chronically homeless individuals in ten buildings. Of the people placed in housing, more than 90% maintain their housing over time. SFDPH has an institutional commitment to providing housing as a healthcare intervention to not only improve the health and well-being of people living with homelessness but also to provide effective exits from high-cost institutions and to break the cycle of repeated use of downstream medical services by homeless people with complex medical and psychiatric disorders.
HUD's new demonstration program was developed in close consultation with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and is targeted to help individuals living on the streets for at least 365 days over the last five years and who also have a long-term addiction to alcohol. This initiative is supported by research that suggests as many as 150,000 persons experiencing chronic homelessness also often suffer from addiction to alcohol and tend to have the highest utilization of public facilities and services.
HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting persons who are homeless, the elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development as well as enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet at www.hud.gov and espanol.hud.gov.
Funding targeted to persons living on the streets and addicted to alcohol City to receive close to $1 Million Dollars to go toward permanent supportive housing units.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has award San Francisco nearly $1 Million, strengthening Mayor Newsom’s pledge to ending chronic homelessness in the City. San Francisco was named as part of a dozen pilot programs in 11 cities around the country to receive two-year grants through HUD's new Housing for People Who Are Homeless and Addicted To Alcohol program. This is a special initiative designed to assist homeless persons who also struggle with chronic alcoholism.
This is great news for the City of San Francisco and the many homeless individuals who are in need of permanent housing and support services to address their addiction to alcohol,” said Mayor Newsom. “This award from HUD confirms what the City’s “Housing First” model is meant to effectuate. These funds mean getting more people off the streets, into housing, and providing them with the necessary wrap-around services. Our “Housing First” approach has proven to be quite effective in fostering self-sufficiency and maintaining a healthy lifestyle for many of our former homeless clients,” continued the Mayor.
San Francisco’s share in the $10 million award from HUD amounts to $988,458.
With funding from this award, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) proposes to expand the Direct Access to Housing (DAH) program to provide 62 new permanent supportive housing units for people living with homelessness and alcoholism. At present, the DAH program houses over 600 formerly chronically homeless individuals in ten buildings. Of the people placed in housing, more than 90% maintain their housing over time. SFDPH has an institutional commitment to providing housing as a healthcare intervention to not only improve the health and well-being of people living with homelessness but also to provide effective exits from high-cost institutions and to break the cycle of repeated use of downstream medical services by homeless people with complex medical and psychiatric disorders.
HUD's new demonstration program was developed in close consultation with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and is targeted to help individuals living on the streets for at least 365 days over the last five years and who also have a long-term addiction to alcohol. This initiative is supported by research that suggests as many as 150,000 persons experiencing chronic homelessness also often suffer from addiction to alcohol and tend to have the highest utilization of public facilities and services.
HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting persons who are homeless, the elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development as well as enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet at www.hud.gov and espanol.hud.gov.
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