San Francisco Workplace Of The Mayor: Board Of Supervisors Approves Two New Everlasting Supportive Housing Acquisitions
October 19, 2021
The acquisition of new units of permanent support housing builds on Mayor Breed’s homelessness restoration plan
San Francisco, California – The Supervisory Board today approved the purchase of two new buildings for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH). The two buildings at 3061 16th Street and 1321 Mission Street are targeted by Mayor Breed to add 1,500 PSH units, add 185 new PSH units or lease 714 PSH units by July 2022.
“As we continue to address our city’s homelessness crisis, we must use the resources available to give the people the help they so desperately need,” said Mayor Breed. “During this critical time in our recovery, we need to broaden our homelessness response and build on the progress we have made in shelting thousands of unsecured people during the pandemic. I would like to thank the Supervisory Board for taking this decisive step forward “to create living space for the most endangered communities in our city.”
The two locations, identified based on geographic diversity and accessibility to resources, will provide residents with professional property management and on-site support services.
For more information on the proposed acquisitions, see the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing website: hsh.sfgov.org/get-involved/notices/
“We’re excited to purchase the property at 3061 16th Street. This building is a beautiful and safe place where formally homeless transitional youth can recover from a traumatic life,” said Hillary Ronen, District 9 supervisor. ” It is almost impossible to get well on the street. Now 25 homeless youths have a significant chance of recovery and success. ”
“This is a very exciting time for the city,” said Shireen McSpadden, director of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. “With new resources in the household, we can make a difference across the city and expand our efforts to incorporate geographic diversity into housing while moving our most vulnerable residents to permanent housing. This is a citywide challenge and effort that we are working together to solve. “
The acquisitions of 185 new PSH units build on Mayor Breed’s homelessness restoration plan by helping the city provide more housing and shelter for homeless residents as San Francisco emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Through Mayor Breed’s plan, the city will expand the capacity of the homeless response system and provide 6,000 places for people affected by homelessness through coordinated entry, including 4,500 places in PSH. This includes purchasing or renting 1,500 new PSH units over the next two years, the largest one-time expansion to the city in 20 years.
