Oakland
From the meeting · Community and Economic Development Committee, · 0:49
Does homelessness prevention money actually reduce homelessness?
The committee is considering an ordinance that would remove the 2027 end date on using the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for homelessness prevention, and a homelessness services provider speaks in support.
a member of the public
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a member of the public We knew that for every person that got placed in the housing, two fell into homelessness, and then we jammed that revolving door.
a member of the public Because of your investment between 2024 and 2026, city of Oakland saw a 20% decrease in homelessness.
a member of the public In that window of time, we had targeted 1,600 households in the most distressed neighborhoods, the black neighborhoods, to prevent the loss of housing.
a member of the public It's also why the percentage of black unhoused residents has reduced in the past ten years.
a member of the public It was 70% in 2019.
a member of the public It's about 50% now.
a member of the public Black residents make up about 60% of all new entries in the homelessness, And because of our targeting efforts, over 70% of the households we serve are black.
a member of the public Preventing homelessness is a fraction of the cost of getting someone back in housing.
a member of the public Please keep building on your efforts and make sure fun eighteen seventy keeps Oakland housed.
Where it's from
- Affordable Housing Trust Fund rules update Item 7: what happened
- The episode: Committee backs shorter parking contract extension; capital audit and housing bonds head to council
- The full recording from here