Next Wednesday night at 6pm, Supervisor Sandra Fewer will co-host a meeting on the issue of homelessness in the Richmond District. The meeting will also include Director Jeff Kositsky from the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, and Richmond Police Station Captain Alexa O’Brien.
The event will include a presentation from the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing on their 5 year strategic plan, as well as a Q&A session.
The meeting will also include some time for discussion of the potential for programs and services for homeless residents in the neighborhood, like a Navigation Center. The centers, which first opened in 2015, are designed to shelter San Francisco’s highly vulnerable and long-term homeless residents who are often fearful of accessing traditional shelter and services. More from the DHSH website:
Navigation Centers provide these otherwise unsheltered San Franciscans room and board while case managers work to connect them to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing. Navigation Centers are different from traditional shelters in that they have few barriers to entry and intensive case management. Unlike traditional shelters, people with partners, pets and possessions are welcome at Navigation Centers. The purpose of a Navigation Center is to offer a respite from life on the street and to support people in changing their lives by making lasting social service and housing connections.
Currently there are 4 navigation centers open in San Francisco in the Mission, Civic Center, Central Waterfront and South Van Ness. According to DHSH, 72% of Navigation Center guests have exited to housing.
The meeting will be held in the Golden Gate Park Senior Center (37th & Fulton) on Wednesday, April 4th at 6:00pm.
You can RSVP on Facebook for the meeting, but it is not required.
Sarah B.
If I can’t make it to the meeting, I’d like to be informed of and pay off ongoing efforts to provide affordable housing in our neighnorhood.