Explore the maze of nonprofits
Crankstart proposes a 12-step plan to end homelessness. The plan includes allocating more resources to prevention, condensing services, and breaking down barriers to care. The first step is to build 42,000 units of affordable housing.
The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing in April 2023 released its five-year plan to cut street homelessness by half. However, it said, the city is at least $600 million short of achieving the goal.
The department said Thursday it moved 5,256 people into permanent housing last year, and 83% of those housed the previous year did not return to homelessness. The number of homeless people counted this year increased 7% from 2022, while street homelessness decreased by 1%.
On a single night in January, 8,323 people were counted sleeping on city streets and in shelters.
“Nonprofits provide complex support services to people in need in San Francisco. They work hard in difficult circumstances,” Missy Narula, Crankstart CEO, said in a statement. “Despite their best efforts, homelessness continues to be a persistent problem. We hope that this study will provide these dedicated nonprofit workers with additional data and resources to continue their important work.”