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That ~$250M/year is spending on both homeless and homelessness prevention, only about $100 million of that is actual services for the homeless, of whom there ar
by bb611 10y ago
That ~$250M/year is spending on both homeless and homelessness prevention, only about $100 million of that is actual services for the homeless, of whom there are ~7000, so about $14,000/homeless person.
http://sfist.com/2016/04/12/no_san_francisco_does_not_spend_360.php http://sfist.com/2016/04/12/no_san_francisco_does_not_spend_...
I think there's a strong argument for changing tactics, but if one of my friends anywhere in the bay area told me they were living on $14,000/yr I would ask if they have enough food, so it doesn't surprise me that this isn't really working.
- the_gastropod 10y agoI understand SF more expensive than NYC these days, but $14,000/year sounds like a reasonable amount of money to me. It's obviously not enough for each person to get their own apartment, but if spent wisely, it seems like it should afford them some safe modest shelter and a reliable 3 meals per day. I assume some of the money goes towards rehabilitation, which cuts into these funds a bit. Maybe it does need to be bumped up. At first glance, $14k just seems like it should do a better job than it's doing.