{"id":27145,"date":"2023-06-30T11:53:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=27145"},"modified":"2023-06-30T11:53:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:53:49","slug":"sf-civil-grand-jury-finds-deficiencies-in-city-vetting-of-homelessness-orgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/06\/30\/sf-civil-grand-jury-finds-deficiencies-in-city-vetting-of-homelessness-orgs\/","title":{"rendered":"SF civil grand jury finds \u2018deficiencies\u2019 in city vetting of homelessness orgs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/users\/profile\/Greg%20Wong\">By Greg Wong | Examiner staff writer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jun 29, 2023\u00a0Updated\u00a04 min ago  (SFExaminer.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/5\/3d\/53d144c0-1611-11ee-86a9-937787a97e4c\/649ccc1403c56.image.jpg?resize=400%2C267\" alt=\"Encampment sweep at South Van Ness and Folsom\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A new report has uncovered a spate of &#8220;deficiencies&#8221; in how San Francisco contracts with and vets community organizations in response to The City&#8217;s homelessness crisis.Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A new report has uncovered a spate of \u201cdeficiencies\u201d in how San Francisco contracts with and vets community organizations in response to The City&#8217;s homelessness crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The San Francisco civil grand jury released&nbsp;Wednesday a 39-page investigation that determined the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/civilgrandjury.sfgov.org\/2022_2023\/2023%20CGJ%20Report_Hitting%20the%20Performance%20Bullseye%20-%20Contracting%20for%20Better%20Outcomes%20in%20Homelessness%20Services_062823.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing has failed<\/a>&nbsp;to \u201cequitably provide services to the homeless population.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In scrutinizing officials\u2019 oversight and evaluation of the community-based organizations it has contracted to run the majority of San Francisco&#8217;s homelessness programs, the 19-person panel found that The City doesn&#8217;t have a standardized evaluation system to assess the progress of its homelessness programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation determined there was an \u201cinconsistent\u201d use of \u201cspecific results-based outcome measures\u201d which hampered the department\u2019s ability to \u201cmeasure and evaluate the success of its programs and the performance of\u201d the organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grand jurors also found \u201cinsufficient\u201d monitoring at the various program sites, which limited the department\u2019s \u201cability to evaluate and support\u201d the organizations and improve their performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report characterized the department&#8217;s monitoring procedures as \u201cconcerning.\u201d It could only confirm that homelessness and supportive housing officials performed on-site program audits on 17 of the 49 contractors that met the requirement for program monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The jury called for more transparency from the department about the progress it has made across its homelessness programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Examiner reached out to the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing for comment and reaction to the report but didn&#8217;t receive a response prior to publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report comes two months after The City announced its new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/politics\/sf-unveils-5-year-plan-to-cut-homelessness-in-half\/article_ef3286f6-da50-11ed-9fab-9b40ee8564be.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">five-year, $607 million plan<\/a>&nbsp;aimed at cutting unsheltered homelessness in half by 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ambitious plan, called \u201cHome by the Bay,\u201d aims to create thousands of new housing units. It outlines efforts to move people into permanent housing and ensure those who left homelessness don&#8217;t end up there again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, The City&#8217;s newly formed Homelessness Oversight Commission conducted its first meeting last month. The seven-person committee, which San Francisco voters approved in a ballot measure last fall, is charged with overseeing the department\u2019s work and auditing its performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City found more than&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/archives\/homelessness-dipped-in-san-francisco-during-pandemic\/article_a4be5f3e-c52a-5c0b-a59e-6c6202b1ef09.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7,750 people experiencing homelessness<\/a>&nbsp;in February 2022 during its most recent Point-in-Time survey, a biennial count&nbsp;required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for cities to receive funding for homelessness services. That&#8217;s a 30% increase from 2005, the first year The City was required to collect such statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, 35% of them were considered chronically homeless \u2014 people who have been continuously homeless for one year or more or have experienced four or more episodes of homelessness within the last three years. The civil grand jury found they were especially affected by the department\u2019s \u201cfailures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A McKinsey study released in March determined that of the 20,000 San Franciscans who experienced homelessness in 2022, 2,650 were considered chronically homeless. By the end of the year, 96% of them remained chronically homeless, which the civil grand jury said \u201cshows The City&#8217;s efforts to address homelessness are failing this particular subgroup at an alarming rate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The San Francisco Board of Supervisors reached a deal with Mayor London Breed on Wednesday to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/politics\/sf-supes-mayor-breed-agree-to-fund-shelter-and-housing\/article_5d9e0b32-15f8-11ee-8017-b307fbc22192.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expand temporary shelters in The City<\/a>&nbsp;using unspent interest in a homelessness account and preserve $60 million in spending for young adult and family housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/users\/profile\/Greg%20Wong\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/avatars\/9\/ae\/89e\/9ae89e2a-6f4b-11ed-8d25-273a8a9d2db0.3c232cf923584697a3e36f65063898e3.png?_dc=1675204882\" alt=\"Greg Wong\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/users\/profile\/Greg%20Wong\">Greg Wong<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report has uncovered a spate of \u201cdeficiencies\u201d in how San Francisco contracts with and vets community organizations in response to The City&#8217;s homelessness crisis. 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