HUD Stimulus Funding Benefits 60 Homeless Families & Youth in San Francisco
San Francisco, August 24, 2009 Beginning October 1, 2009, Hamilton Family Center, in partnership with Larkin Street Youth Services, Asian Women’s Shelter, and La Casa de las Madres, will collaborate to rapidly re-house 60 homeless families and youth over the course of the next year.
Hamilton Family Center will lead this collaboration intended to target and rapidly re-house the critical need population of homeless families, transitioning youth and survivors of domestic violence. The eligible 60 households will receive a shallow rental subsidy over the course of 18 months. In addition to financial assistance, the program provides home-based support services designed to assist families and youth to remain stably housed once the time-limited subsidy ends.
Studies consistently show that subsidized housing has helped families to exit and remain out of shelter. (Marybeth Shinn, Ending Homelessness for Families: The Evidence of Affordable Housing, 2009.)
It is the goal of the Rapid Re-Housing Program administered by this ground-breaking collaboration to move families from homelessness into homes that are sustainable, safe, and affordable. “With homeless households on the rise and our shelters full, San Francisco is in great need of more permanent housing resources for homeless families and youth. HUD’s Rapid Re-housing Program will allow us to creatively house a homeless population in critical need. We are very excited to lead this dynamic collaboration,” Beth Stokes, MSW, Executive Director, Hamilton Family Center.
ABOUT HAMILTON FAMILY CENTER:
The mission of Hamilton Family Center is to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. Through a Housing First approach, we provide a continuum of housing solutions and comprehensive services that promote self-sufficiency for families and individuals, and foster the potential of children and youth.
Established in 1985, Hamilton Family Center is nationally recognized as a leader in innovative programming and interventions in homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing, emergency and transitional shelter, educational and recreational programming for children, direct financial assistance, and home-based support services. Our comprehensive services include:
- Eviction Prevention
- Home-Based Case Management
- Rental Subsidies
- Housing Placement Assistance
- Technology Access & Education
- Children & Youth Programming
- Nutritious Meals Served Daily
- 24-hour Emergency Shelter
- Food Pantries
- Specialized Transitional Housing
- Wage & Employment Sustainability
- Permanent Supportive Housing
- Asset Management
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